Rapid detection of pathogenic leptospires by lyophilized reagent-based Polymerase Chain Reaction

Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 497-505

  Lee, S V ^a   Tai, E S ^a   Mutalib, A R ^a   Khairani Bejo, S ^a   Bahaman, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DISEASE MODEL; EVALUATION; FREEZE DRYING; GENETICS; HAMSTER; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LUNG; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYRIAN HAMSTER; URINE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BLOOD; CRICETINAE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FREEZE DRYING; HUMANS; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LUNG; MESOCRICETUS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINE;

EID: 84855393863     PISSN: 01275720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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