Colony multiplex-tandem PCR for rapid, accurate identification of fungal cultures

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 4058-4060

  Lau, Anna ^a,b   Sorrell, Tania C ^a,b   Lee, OkCha ^c   Stanley, Keith ^d   Halliday, Catriona ^a,c,e  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^d AusDiagnostics Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^e WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELONGATION FACTOR 1ALPHA; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 1; RIBOSOME DNA;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; FUSARIUM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCEDOSPORIUM; TRICHOSPORON;

FUNGI; HUMANS; MYCOSES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

FUNGI;

EID: 57349190156     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01411-08     Document Type: Article

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