Detection of bacterial vaginosis-related organisms by real-time PCR for Lactobacilli, Gardnerella vaginalis and Mycoplasma hominis

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 277-281

  Zariffard, M Reza ^a   Saifuddin, Mohammed ^a   Sha, Beverly E ^b   Spear, Gregory T ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINITIS;

CERVIX UTERI; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIMEN HANDLING; VAGINA; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0037073556     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(02)00397-8     Document Type: Article

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