Service evaluation to establish the sensitivity, specificity and additional value of broad-range 16S rDNA PCR for the diagnosis of infective endocarditis from resected endocardial material in patients from eight UK and Ireland hospitals

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2061-2066

  Harris, K A ^a   Yam, T ^b   Jalili, S ^c   Williams, O M ^d   Alshafi, K ^e   Gouliouris, T ^f   Munthali, P ^g   NiRiain, U ^h   Hartley, J C ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL COVENTRY   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA 16S; BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BARTONELLA; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOCARDIAL BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRELAND; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS; TROPHERYMA WHIPPELII; UNITED KINGDOM; BACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; ENDOCARDITIS; ENDOCARDIUM; EVALUATION STUDY; GENETICS; HOSPITAL; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ENDOCARDITIS; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY, MOLECULAR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84911004758     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-014-2145-4     Document Type: Article

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