A Real-Time PCR-Based Semi-Quantitative Breakpoint to Aid in Molecular Identification of Urinary Tract Infections

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Hansen, Wendy L J ^a   van der Donk, Christina F M ^a   Bruggeman, Cathrien A ^a   Stobberingh, Ellen E ^a   Wolffs, Petra F G ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIURIA; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; MOLECULAR PROBE; PREVALENCE; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING TEST; SEMI QUANTITATIVE BREAKPOINT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINE; VERY ELDERLY;

ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIURIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSEUDOMONAS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINE;

EID: 84876551140     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061439     Document Type: Article

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