Broad range polymerase chain reaction for diagnosis of rat-bite fever caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1181-1182

  Berger, C ^a   Altwegg, M ^a   Meyer, A ^a   Nadal, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Broad range polymerase chain reaction; Rat bite fever; Streptobacillus moniliformis

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BITE; BLISTER; CASE REPORT; FEVER; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RAT BITE FEVER; SCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOBACILLUS; VOMITING;

ANIMALS; CHILD; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENES, RRNA; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAT-BITE FEVER; RATS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; STREPTOBACILLUS;

EID: 0035662624     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200112000-00021     Document Type: Article

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