Comparison of pathogen DNA isolation methods from large volumes of whole blood to improve molecular diagnosis of bloodstream infections.

Comparison of pathogen DNA isolation methods from large volumes of whole blood to improve molecular diagnosis of bloodstream infections.

For patients suffering from bloodstream infections (BSI) molecular diagnostics from whole blood holds promise to provide fast and adequate treatment. However, this approach is hampered by the need of large blood volumes. Three methods for pathogen DNA isolation from whole blood were compared, i.e. a...

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Main Authors: Anne J M Loonen, Martine P Bos, Bart van Meerbergen, Sigi Neerken, Arnold Catsburg, Irene Dobbelaer, Roel Penterman, Geert Maertens, Paul van de Wiel, Paul Savelkoul, Adriaan J C van den Brule
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3744477?pdf=render

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