Effect of different sample volumes on the DNA extraction of Aspergillus fumigatus from whole blood

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 686-688

  Schulz, B ^a   Weber, K ^a   Radecke, C ^a   Scheer, C ^a   Ruhnke, Markus ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; DNA extraction; PCR (polymerase chain reaction); Sample volume; Whole blood

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFORM; FUNGAL DNA; PHENOL;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; FUNGAL DETECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS;

ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; DNA, FUNGAL; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC;

EID: 68249144473     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02797.x     Document Type: Article

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