Evaluation of an internally controlled real-time polymerase chain reaction assay targeting the groEL gene for the detection of Bartonella spp. DNA in patients with suspected cat-scratch disease

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 629-633

  Diederen, B M W ^a   Vermeulen, M J ^c   Verbakel, H ^b   Van Der Zee, A ^b   Bergmans, A ^d,e   Peeters, M F ^b  

^a Laboratory of Public Health Haarlem   (Netherlands)

^b Microvida Laboratory for Medical Microbiology and Immunology   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Franciscus Hospital   (Netherlands)

^e AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CHAPERONIN; DNA 16S;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA BIRTLESII; BARTONELLA DOSHIAE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA VINSONII; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ADULT; BARTONELLA; CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GROEL PROTEIN; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 34548134107     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-007-0353-x     Document Type: Article

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