Comparative study of diagnosis of PD peritonitis by quantitative polymerase chain reaction for bacterial DNA vs culture methods

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-49

  Johnson, Gemma ^a   Wilks, Mark ^a   Warwick, Simon ^a   Millar, Mike R ^a   Fan, Stanley L S ^a  

^a BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Peritoneal dialysis; Peritonitis; Polymerase chain reaction; Quantitative polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DNA 16S; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS FLUID; PRIMER DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA CONTENT; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOLECULAR PROBE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; PILOT STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELAPSE;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PERITONITIS; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33645463040     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: 17246059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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