Molecular Diagnosis of Cerebral Aspergillosis by Sequence Analysis with Panfungal Polymerase Chain Reaction

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 40-44

  Komatsu, Haruki ^a   Fujisawa, Tomoo ^a   Inui, Ayano ^a   Horiuchi, Katsuyuki ^a   Hashizume, Hiroomi ^a   Sogo, Tsuyoshi ^a   Sekine, Isao ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Central nervous system; Osteosarcoma; Polymerase chain reaction; Ribosomal RNA

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEM; CARBOPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; FLUCONAZOLE; FUNGAL DNA; IFOSFAMIDE; RIBOSOME RNA; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; AUTOLOGOUS HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FUNGAL GENE; HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OSTEOSARCOMA; PANFUNGAL POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, FUNGAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUROASPERGILLOSIS; OSTEOSARCOMA; PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 0347003665     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200401000-00013     Document Type: Article

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