PCR-RFLP detection and species identification of fungal pathogens in patients with febrile neutropenia

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1191-1202

  Dendis, M ^a   Horvath R ^a   Michalek J ^b   Ruzicka F ^c   Grijalva, M ^a   Bartos M ^d   Benedik J ^a  

^a IFCOR 99 ^*  (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^c ST ANNE S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^d Biovendor   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

APLP; Febrile neutropenia; Fungal pathogens; PCR assay; RFLP analysis

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA EXTRACTION; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; FEMALE; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG BIOPSY; MALE; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGI;

EID: 0348230432     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2003.00719.x     Document Type: Article

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