PCR based identification and discrimination of agents of mucormycosis and aspergillosis in paraffin wax embedded tissue

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1180-1184

  Bialek, R ^a   Konrad, F ^a   Kern, J ^a   Aepinus, C ^b   Cecenas, L ^c   Gonzalez, G M ^d   Just Nubling G ^e   Willinger, B ^f,g   Presterl, E ^h   Lass Florl C ⁱ   Rickerts, V ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b ROSTOCK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

^d Universidad Autonoma Nuevo   (Mexico)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^f University Hospital ^*

^g MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^h Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology   (Switzerland)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; DNA; FUNGAL DNA; PARAFFIN; RIBOSOME DNA;

ABSIDIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUCORMYCOSIS; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOPUS; SAMPLE; SUPERINFECTION;

ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, FUNGAL; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUCORALES; MUCORMYCOSIS; MYCOLOGICAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, FUNGAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EID: 27644556452     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2004.024703     Document Type: Article

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