Molecular diagnosis of a vascular prosthesis infection, due to Propionibacterium acnes, by amplification and sequencing of 16S rDNA

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1125-1127

  Le Page, L ^a   Podglajen, I ^a   Chemla, E ^a   Mainardi, J L ^a  

^a HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

Author keywords

16S rDNA amplification; Propionibacterium acnes; Vascular prosthesis

Indexed keywords

DNA 16S; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA SEQUENCE; DOSE RESPONSE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERIUM; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES;

EID: 0242708740     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00764.x     Document Type: Article

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