Detection by broad-range real-time PCR assay of Chlamydia species infecting human and animals

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1425-1429

  Goldschmidt, P ^a   Rostane, H ^a   Sow, M ^b   Goepogui A ^c   Batellier, L ^a   Chaumeil, C ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER NATIONAL D OPHTALMOLOGIE DES QUINZE VINGTS   (France)

^b Hôpital de Kankan   (Guinea)

^c Hôpital Donka de Conakry   (Guinea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHILD; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRACHOMA;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33750708554     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2006.096420     Document Type: Article

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