Detection of Neisseria meningitidis by LightCycler PCR [1]

Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 347-349

  Whiley, David M ^a,b   Crisante, Michelle E ^c   Syrmis, Melanie W ^a,b   Mackay, Ian M ^a,b   Sloots, Theo P ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; LETTER; MICROSCOPY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0041331730     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0031302031000152874     Document Type: Article

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