Rapid detection of enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis in diarrhoeal faecal samples

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 124, Issue , 2006, Pages 575-582

  Sharma, Nidhi ^a   Chaudhury, Rama ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Diarrhoea; ETBF; Faecal; PCR

Indexed keywords

ENTEROTOXIN; SIALIDASE;

ADULT; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AGED; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIARRHEA; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INDIA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; DIARRHEA; FECES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 33846490733     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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