Multiplex quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay for the identification and quantitation of major vaginal lactobacilli

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 321-327

  Balashov, Sergey V ^a   Mordechai, Eli ^a   Adelson, Martin E ^a   Sobel, Jack D ^b   Gygax, Scott E ^a  

^a LLC   (United States)

^b HARPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Crispatus; Gasseri; Iners; Jensenii; Lactobacillus; QPCR; Vaginal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLACEAE; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS CRISPATUS; LACTOBACILLUS GASSERI; LACTOBACILLUS INERS; LACTOBACILLUS JENSENII; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINA SMEAR; VAGINITIS;

CRISPATUS; GASSERI; INERS; JENSENII; LACTOBACILLUS; QPCR; VAGINAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIAL LOAD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VAGINA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895893085     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: 18790070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.08.004     Document Type: Article

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