Direct and specific identification of Cryptococcus neoformans in biological samples using fluorescently labelled DNA probes

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 571-576

  Martins, M L ^a,b   Ferreira, A S ^a,c   Sampaio, A ^c   Vieira, R ^d   Inacio J ^e  

^a INSTITUTO DE HIGIENE E MEDICINA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^d HOSPITAL CURRY CABRAL   (Portugal)

^e Laboratorio Nacional de Investigacao Veterinaria   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DNA PROBE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77952096706     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-010-0897-z     Document Type: Article

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