Evaluation of multiplex real time polymerase chain reaction and procalcitonin in the diagnosis of sepsis

Clinical Laboratory

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1075-1081

  Ozkaya Parlakay, Aslinur ^a   Cengiz, Ali Bulent ^a   Ceyhan, Mehmet ^a   Hascelik, Gulsen ^a   Kara, Ates ^a   Celik, Melda ^a   Ozsurekci, Yasemin ^a   Karadag Oncel, Eda ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blood culture; Multiplex real time polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Procalcitonin; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN; HUMANS; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEPSIS;

EID: 84905007509     PISSN: 14336510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7754/Clin.Lab.2013.130732     Document Type: Article

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