Diagnosis of Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis by polymerase chain reaction amplification of the gene for pneumolysin

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 559-563

  Matos, Juliana De A ^a,b   Madureira, Danielle J ^a   Rebelo, Maria C ^c   Hofer, Cristina B ^b   Barroso, David E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c Instituto Estadual de Infectologia Sao Sebastiao   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Meningitis; Pneumolysin ply gene; Polymerase chain reaction; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 33747818870     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000500014     Document Type: Article

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