Pneumocystis pneumonia and measurement of S-adenosylmethionine plasma levels

Journal of Infection

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 493-495

  De Boer, M G J ^a   Van Zelst, B ^b   Gelinck, L B S ^c   Kroon, F P ^a   De Jonge, R ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

ACIDIFICATION; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; BLOOD SAMPLING; FREEZING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REACTION TIME; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 79958777091     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2011.04.016     Document Type: Letter

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