Polymerase chain reaction analysis for detecting capsule serotypes K1 and K2 of Klebsiella pneumoniae causing abscesses of the liver and other sites [1]

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 195, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1235-1236

  Yu, Wen Liang ^a,c   Fung, Chang Phone ^a   Ko, Wen Chien ^b   Cheng, Kuo Chen ^a   Lee, Ching Chien ^a   Chuang, Yin Ching ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DNA FLANKING REGION; GENE SEQUENCE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LETTER; LIVER ABSCESS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROTYPE; TAIWAN;

BACTERIAL CAPSULES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA PRIMERS; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIVER ABSCESS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; PREVALENCE; SEROTYPING; TAIWAN;

EID: 34047242065     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/512686     Document Type: Letter

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