PCR and DNA sequencing in establishing the aetiology of bacterial infections in children

APMIS

Volumn 116, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 811-815

  Gleesen, Ann Sofie ^a,b   Grarup, Cecilie ^a   Dargis, Rimtas ^a   Andresen, Keld ^a   Christensen, Jens Jørgen ^a   Kemp, Michael ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; Children; DNA sequencing; PCR

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; CEFUROXIME; DICLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; RNA 16S;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HUMAN; KINGELLA KINGAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 57349185557     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: 16000463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2008.00793.x     Document Type: Article

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