Detection of Yersinia pestis in sputum by real-time PCR

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 4873-4875

  Loïez, Caroline ^a   Herwegh, Stéphanie ^a   Wallet, Frédéric ^a,b   Armand, Sylvie ^a   Guinet, Françoise ^c   Courcol, René J ^a,b  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEASE; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; PLAGUE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; YERSINIA PESTIS;

DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; PHOSPHODIESTERASE I; PLAGUE; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATORS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPUTUM; YERSINIA PESTIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; YERSINIA; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 10744225345     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.10.4873-4875.2003     Document Type: Article

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