Quantitative real-time PCR analysis of intestinal regular fungal species in fecal samples from patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection

Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 591-596

  Guo, Renyong ^a   Chen, Zhenjing ^a   Chen, Nan ^a   Chen, Yu ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Fungi; Hepatitis B virus; Intestine; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNGUS; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; FUNGI; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; ISSATCHENKIA ORIENTALIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 78349302339     PISSN: 00075027     EISSN: 19437730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/LMMC0WVZXD13PUJG     Document Type: Article

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