Broad-range bacterial detection and the analysis of unexplained death and critical illness

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 188-194

  Nikkari, Simo ^a,b   Lopez, Fred A ^a,b   Lepp, Paul W ^a,b   Cieslak, Paul R ^c   Ladd Wilson, Stephen ^c   Passaro, Douglas ^d   Danila, Richard ^e   Relman, David A ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION   (United States)

^d California Emerging Infections Prog   (United States)

^e MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHILD; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEATH; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLEURA FLUID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0036193670     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0802.010150     Document Type: Article

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