Elevated transrenal DNA (cell-free urine DNA) in patients with urinary tract infection compared to healthy controls

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 729-731

  García Moreira, Vanessa ^a   Prieto García, Belén ^a   de la Cera Martínez, Tamara ^a   Álvarez Menéndez, Francisco V ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO CENTRAL DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cell free urine DNA; Extraction; Infection; Quantitative PCR; Transrenal DNA

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; DNA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63649129973     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2008.12.021     Document Type: Article

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