Application of nested PCR to detect Penicillium marneffei in serum samples

Medical Mycology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 549-553

  Pongpom, Monsicha ^a   Sirisanthana, Thira ^a   Vanittanakom, Nongnuch ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Nested PCR; Penicillium marneffei detection; Serum

Indexed keywords

DNA 18S; FUNGAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; MYCOSIS; NESTED POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIOSIS MARNEFFEI; PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERUM;

DNA, FUNGAL; HUMANS; MYCOSES; PENICILLIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

PENICILLIUM MARNEFFEI;

EID: 70749124150     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780802484875     Document Type: Article

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