Extraction of Chlamydia pneumoniae DNA from vascular tissue for use in PCR: An evaluation of four procedures

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 135-139

  Berg, H F ^a   Maraha, B ^b   Bergmans, A M C ^a   van der Zee, A ^a   Kluytmans, J A J W ^c   Peeters, M F ^a  

^a TweeSteden Hospital   (Netherlands)

^b ALBERT SCHWEITZER HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chlamydia pneumoniae; DNA extraction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BUFFER; PHENOL;

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DNA EXTRACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VASCULAR TISSUE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0038414797     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00470.x     Document Type: Article

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