Multiplex bacterial polymerase chain reaction in a cohort of patients with pleural effusion
Abstract Background The identification of the pathogens in pleural effusion has mainly relied on conventional bacterial culture or single species polymerase chain reaction (PCR), both with relatively low sensitivity. We investigated the efficacy of a commercially available multiplex bacterial PCR as...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-02-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-4793-6 |