Molecular detection of common bacterial pathogens causing meningitis

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 60-68

  Sadighian, H ^a   Pourmand, M R ^a,b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bacterial diagnosis; Meningitis; Universal PCR

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649421405     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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