Direct detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae in positive blood cultures by real-time polymerase chain reaction

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 204-206

  Selva, Laura ^a   Esteva, Cristina ^a   Gené, Amadeu ^a   de Sevilla, Maria Fernández ^a   Hernandez Bou, Susanna ^a   Muñoz Almagro, Carmen ^a  

^a HOSPITAL SANT JOAN DE DÉU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blood culture bottles; Real time PCR; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOLYSIN;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DNA EXTRACTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ADOLESCENT; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 73649118880     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2009.05.023     Document Type: Article

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