Evaluation of molecular diagnostic assays for fungal infections

Journal of Molecular Diagnostics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 297-298

  Procop, Gary W ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEIC ACID; RNA 18S;

ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; ASSAY; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; NOTE; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS LOAD;

EID: 33746015374     PISSN: 15251578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2353/jmoldx.2006.060066     Document Type: Note

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