Problems of developing molecular diagnostic tests for opportunistic pathogens: The example of Pneumocystis jirovecii

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Huggett, Jim F ^a   Miller, Robert F ^a   Taylor, Martin S ^b   Costello, Anthony M ^c   Zumla, Alimuddin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70;

FUNGUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PATHOGEN;

CONFERENCE PAPER; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECI; PNEUMOCYSTOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

DNA, FUNGAL; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS; PNEUMOCYSTIS INFECTIONS; PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECI; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECII;

EID: 33751375659     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2006.00182.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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