Evaluation of the Mycoplasma Duo kit for the detection of Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum from urogenital and placental specimens

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 66-69

  Evans, Gloria E ^a   Anderson, T P ^a   Seaward, L M ^a   Murdoch, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Culture; Mycoplasma hominis; Ureaplasma urealyticum

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; UREA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; MYCOPLASMATALES; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

EID: 34250697882     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09674845.2007.11732758     Document Type: Article

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