Development of a Serum-Based Taqman Real-Time PCR Assay for Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 844-846

  Challier, Svetlana ^a   Boyer, Stéphanie ^a   Abachin, Eric ^a   Berche, Patrick ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA PRIMERS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS;

EID: 1242291832     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.2.844-846.2004     Document Type: Article

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