Suicide PCR on skin biopsy specimens for diagnosis of Rickettsioses

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 3428-3434

  Fournier, Pierre Edouard ^a   Raoult, Didier ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIA AFRICAE; RICKETTSIA CONORII; RICKETTSIA PROWAZEKII; RICKETTSIA SIBIRICA; RICKETTSIA SLOVACA; RICKETTSIOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN BIOPSY;

BASE SEQUENCE; BIOPSY; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA INFECTIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN;

RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA AESCHLIMANNII; RICKETTSIA AFRICAE; RICKETTSIA CONORII; RICKETTSIA PROWAZEKII; RICKETTSIA SIBIRICA; RICKETTSIA SLOVACA; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 3843086250     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.8.3428-3434.2004     Document Type: Article

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