Evaluation of Four Commercial Test Systems for Identification of Actinomyces and Some Closely Related Species

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 418-420

  Santala, Anne Marie ^a,b   Sarkonen, Nanna ^a   Hall, Val ^c   Carlson, Petteri ^b   Jousimies Somer, Hannele ^a   Könönen, Eija ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^d KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYCES; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; GENUS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES;

ACTINOMYCES; DATABASES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ACTINOMYCES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0345831998     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.1.418-420.2004     Document Type: Article

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