Detection of Francisella tularensis in ulcers of patients with tularemia by PCR

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1045-1048

  Sjöstedt, Anders ^a,b   Eriksson, Ulla ^a   Berglund, Lennart ^c   Tärnvik, Arne ^a,b  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Primary Health Care Center   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN; TULAREMIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS;

EID: 1842299260     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.5.1045-1048.1997     Document Type: Article

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