Evaluation of real-time PCR for the detection and quantification of bacteria in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 112-118

  Curran, Tanya ^a   Coyle, Peter V ^a   McManus, Terence E ^a   Kidney, Joe ^a   Coulter, Wilson A ^a  

^a ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atypical bacteria; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Real time PCR; Respiratory bacteria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; GOLD STANDARD; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 34248586127     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: 1574695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2007.00241.x     Document Type: Article

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