Development and validation of a multiplex PCR for detection of scedosporium spp. in respiratory tract specimens from patients with cystic fibrosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1508-1512

  Harun, Azian ^a,b   Blyth, Christopher C ^a,c   Gilgado, Felix ^a   Middleton, Peter ^d   Chen, Sharon C A ^a   Meyer, Wieland ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER;

ARTICLE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGAL GENOME; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; PETRIELLIDIUM BOYDII; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PSEUDALLESCHERIA APIOSPERMA; PSEUDALLESCHERIA MINUTISPORA; SCEDOSPORIUM; SCEDOSPORIUM AURANTIACUM; SCEDOSPORIUM DEHOOGII; SCEDOSPORIUM PROLIFICANS; SPUTUM CULTURE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MYCETOMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCEDOSPORIUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

PSEUDALLESCHERIA; PSEUDALLESCHERIA BOYDII; PSEUDALLESCHERIA MINUTISPORA; SCEDOSPORIUM; SCEDOSPORIUM AURANTIACUM; SCEDOSPORIUM PROLIFICANS;

EID: 79953888751     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01810-10     Document Type: Article

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