Molecular microbiological methods in the diagnosis of neonatal sepsis

Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1037-1048

  Venkatesh, Mohan ^a   Flores, Angela ^a   Luna, Ruth Ann ^b   Versalovic, James ^b  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

diagnosis; FISH; microarray; molecular; neonate; PCR; sepsis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BLOOD CULTURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA MICROARRAY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NEWBORN SEPSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA; CANDIDA; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEPSIS;

EID: 77956472516     PISSN: 14787210     EISSN: 17448336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/eri.10.89     Document Type: Review

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