Efficacy of bacterial ribosomal RNA-targeted reverse transcription-quantitative PCR for detecting neonatal sepsis: a case control study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Neonatal sepsis is difficult to diagnose and pathogens cannot be detected from blood cultures in many cases. Development of a rapid and accurate method for detecting pathogens is thus essential. The main purpose of this study was to...

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Main Authors: Sato Hiroaki, Shoji Hiromichi, Komatsu Mitsutaka, Matsunaga Nobuaki, Nagata Satoru, Hisata Ken, Fujimori Makoto, Yamashiro Yuichiro, Asahara Takashi, Nomoto Koji, Shimizu Toshiaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-07-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/10/53