Standardisation and evaluation of a quantitative multiplex real-time PCR assay for the rapid identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae

<p class="p1">Rapid diagnosis of <em>Streptococcus pneumoniae</em> can play a significant role in decreasing morbidity and mortality of infection. The accurate diagnosis of pneumococcal disease is hampered by the difficulties in growing the isolates from clinical specimen...

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Main Authors: Feroze Ahmed Ganaie, Vandana Govindan, Ravi Kumar KL
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-01-01
Series:Pneumonia
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Online Access:https://pneumonia.org.au/index.php/pneumonia/article/view/559