Multicenter comparison of molecular methods for detection of Legionella spp. in sputum samples

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 3390-3392

  Bencini, M A ^a   Van Den Brule, A J C ^b   Claas, E C J ^c   Hermans, M H A ^d   Melchers, W J G ^e   Noordhoek, G T ^f   Salimans, M M M ^g   Schirm, J ^h   Vink, C ^i,k   Van Der Zee, A ^j,l   Jansen, R ^a  

^a Laboratory of Public Health Haarlem   (Netherlands)

^b Stichting Laboratoria voor Pathologie en Medische Microbiologie   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f Public Health Service of Northern Friesland   (Netherlands)

^g MEANDER MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^h Laboratory for Infectious Diseases   (Netherlands)

ⁱ MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

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

^k ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^l ALBERT SCHWEITZER HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM DETECTION; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA LONGBEACHAE; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MIP GENE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

HUMANS; LEGIONELLA LONGBEACHAE; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONELLOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SPUTUM;

LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA LONGBEACHAE; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA;

EID: 35348850851     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00505-07     Document Type: Article

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