Evaluation of the NucliSens miniMAG RNA extraction and real-time NASBA applications for the detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydophila pneumoniae in throat swabs

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 217-219

  Loens, K ^a   Ursi, D ^a   Goossens, H ^a   Ieven, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

C. pneumoniae; M. pneumoniae; miniMAG RNA extraction; Real time NASBA

Indexed keywords

REAGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DEVICE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA EXTRACTION; THROAT CULTURE;

CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; HUMANS; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PHARYNX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RNA, BACTERIAL; SELF-SUSTAINED SEQUENCE REPLICATION;

CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 38049076025     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2007.11.008     Document Type: Article

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