Evaluation of a nested-PCR assay for Streptococcus pneumoniae detection in pediatric patients with community-acquired pneumonia Evaluación de una PCR anidada en pacientes pediátricos para diagnóstico de neumonía neumocócica adquirida en la comunidad
The aim of the present work was to evaluate the usefulness of a simplified method for DNA extraction coupled to a nested-PCR protocol, based on the amplification of pneumolysin gene fragments for the diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia in pediatric patients with clinical and radiological evidence of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier España
2005-12-01
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| Series: | Revista Argentina de Microbiología |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0325-75412005000400004 |