Development of a multiplex TaqMan real-time PCR assay for the detection of Chlamydia psittaci and Chlamydia pneumoniae in human clinical specimens

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 167-170

  Wolff, Bernard J ^a   Morrison, Shatavia S ^a   Winchell, Jonas M ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydia pneumoniae; Chlamydia psittaci; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; NUCLEIC ACID; RIBONUCLEASE P; BACTERIAL DNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOINFORMATICS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHLAMYDIA PNEUMONIAE; CHLAMYDIA PSITTACI; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SPUTUM CULTURE; TISSUE CULTURE; WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING; CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; ORNITHOSIS; PROCEDURES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

CHLAMYDOPHILA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; PSITTACOSIS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 85039728234     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: 18790070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2017.11.014     Document Type: Article

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