Thermostable nuclease: A study of clinical impact [6]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 754-755

  Enoch, David A ^a   Cooke, F J ^a   Guha, S ^a   Brown, N M ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteraemia; Rapid diagnosis; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; NUCLEASE;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CULTURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THERMOSTABLE NUCLEASE TEST;

BACTEREMIA; HUMANS; MICROCOCCAL NUCLEASE;

EID: 40049102313     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkn003     Document Type: Letter

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