A novel method of selective removal of human DNA improves PCR sensitivity for detection of Salmonella Typhi in blood samples

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Zhou, Liqing ^a,b   Pollard, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NOVARTIS VACCINES AND DIAGNOSTICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

PCR detection; Salmonella Typhi; Typhoid

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA; NUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BILE; BLOOD CELL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; DEVICES; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA EXTRACTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLIC D GENE; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROCOCCUS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BLOOD; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TYPHOID FEVER;

EID: 84864271819     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-164     Document Type: Article

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