Interlaboratory comparison of polymerase chain reaction for the detection of Toxoplasma gondii DNA added to samples of amniotic fluid

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 836-839

  Guy, E C ^a   Pelloux, H ^b   Lappalainen, M ^c   Aspock H ^d   Hassl A ^d   Melby, K K ^e   Holberg Pettersen, M ^e   Petersen, E ^f   Simon, J ^b   Ambroise Thomas, P ^b  

^a SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Department of Virology ^*  (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^e ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; LABORATORY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 10544254694     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01701532     Document Type: Article

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