Development of a real-time PCR for the specific detection of Waddlia chondrophila in clinical samples

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1483-1486

  Goy, G ^a   Croxatto, A ^a   Posfay Barbe, K M ^b   Gervaix, A ^b   Greub, G ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHLAMYDIACEAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; NASOPHARYNGEAL ASPIRATION; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; WADDLIA CHONDROPHILA;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHILD; CHLAMYDIALES; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NASOPHARYNX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 71349086828     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-009-0804-7     Document Type: Article

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