Diversity and evolution of methods and practices for the molecular diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis in France: A 4-year survey

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1594-1602

  Sterkers, Y ^a   Varlet Marie, E ^a   Marty, P ^b   Bastien, P ^a  

^a MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NICE   (France)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; External quality assessment; Molecular methods; PCR; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; FLUORESCENT DYE; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL TOXOPLASMOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; DNA ISOLATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FRANCE; GENE TARGETING; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REACTION ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; STAINING;

EID: 77957030089     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2010.03101.x     Document Type: Article

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