Determination of PCR efficiency in chelex-100 purified clinical samples and comparison of real-time quantitative PCR and conventional PCR for detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue , 2002, Pages 1-8

  Mygind, Tina ^a   Birkelund, Svend ^a   Birkebæk, Niels H ^b   Østergaard, Lars ^b   Jensen, Jørgen Skov ^c   Christiansen, Gunna ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RNA 16S; CATION EXCHANGE RESIN; CHELATING AGENT; CHELEX 100; RESIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; HELA CELL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY; VIROLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE;

CATION EXCHANGE RESINS; CHELATING AGENTS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; DNA, BACTERIAL; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RESINS, SYNTHETIC;

EID: 19044366743     PISSN: 14712180     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-2-17     Document Type: Article

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