Cryptic-plasmid-free gonococci may contribute to failure of cppB gene-based assays to confirm results of BD ProbeTEC PCR for identification of Neisseria gonorrhoeae [7]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 2036-2037

  Tapsall, J W ^a   Limnios, E A ^a   Nguyen, N L ^a   Carter, I ^a   Lum, G ^b   Freeman, K ^b   Tabrizi, S N ^c   Garland, S M ^c   Whiley, D M ^d   Sloots, T P ^d   Chambers, I W ^e  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e DOUGLASS HANLY MOIR PATHOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSAY; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE REPLICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; LETTER; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PLASMIDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC;

EID: 20144387181     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.4.2036-2037.2005     Document Type: Letter

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