Direct Detection and Identification of the Most Common Bacteria and Fungi Causing Otitis Externa by a Stepwise Multiplex PCR

BackgroundConsidering the importance of differential diagnosis of infectious otitis externa (OE), a stepwise PCR-based assay using universal and genus- or species-specific primers for the detection/identification of the most prevalent bacterial and fungal OE was developed and evaluated on the ear as...

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Main Authors: Shima Aboutalebian, Kazem Ahmadikia, Hamed Fakhim, Javaher Chabavizadeh, Ahmadreza Okhovat, Mahnaz Nikaeen, Hossein Mirhendi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2021.644060/full