Evaluation of pneumococcal serotyping by multiplex PCR and quellung reactions

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 4193-4195

  Richter, Sandra S ^a   Heilmann, Kristopher P ^b   Dohrn, Cassie L ^b   Riahi, Fathollah ^b   Diekema, Daniel J ^b   Doern, Gary V ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUELLUNG REACTION; SEROTYPE; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; UNITED STATES;

ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR TYPING; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 84889838451     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01876-13     Document Type: Article

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