Utility of 16S rRNA PCR performed on clinical specimens in patient management
Background: Broad-range 16S rRNA PCR can be used for the detection and identification of bacteria from clinical specimens in patients for whom there is a high suspicion of infection and cultures are negative. The aims of this study were (1) to compare 16S rRNA PCR results with microbiological cultur...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-04-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971217300528 |