Diagnosis of Bartonella endocarditis by a real-time nested PCR assay using serum

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 919-925

  Zeaiter, Zaher ^a   Fournier, Pierre Edouard ^a   Greub, Gilbert ^a   Raoult, Didier ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDETIC ACID; RIBOFLAVIN SYNTHASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BARTONELLA; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD STORAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; SERUM;

BARTONELLA; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BARTONELLA; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 0037335857     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.3.919-925.2003     Document Type: Article

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