Use of a single-tube nested real-time PCR assay to facilitate the early diagnosis of acute Q fever

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 161-162

  Hou, Min Yi ^a   Hung, Min Nan ^c   Lin, Po Shan ^a   Wang, Yung Chung ^a   Lin, Chien Chou ^a   Shu, Pei Yun ^a   Shih, Wen Yi ^b   Wu, Ho Sheng ^a   Lin, Li Jen ^c  

^a Research and Diagnostic Center   (Taiwan)

^b CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^c Centers for Disease Control   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXIELLA BURNETII; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; Q FEVER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; SINGLE TUBE NESTED REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; Q FEVER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 79955590024     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: 18842836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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