Laboratory diagnosis of CNS infections by molecular amplification techniques

Expert Opinion on Medical Diagnostics

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 489-509

  Tang, Yi Wei ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CNS; diagnosis; infection; PCR

Indexed keywords

EID: 74049108589     PISSN: 17530059     EISSN: 17530067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/17530059.1.4.489     Document Type: Article

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