lytA Quantitative PCR on Sputum and Nasopharyngeal Swab Samples for Detection of Pneumococcal Pneumonia among the Elderly

Real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay of sputum or nasopharyngeal specimens has shown promising results in the detection of pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia (PncCAP). We applied qPCR for the autolysin gene (lytA) and compared sputum and nasopharyngeal swab (NPS) pneumococcal loads in elde...

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Autores principales: Saukkoriipi, Annika, Palmu, Arto A., Pascal, Thierry, Verlant, Vincent, Hausdorff, William P., Jokinen, Jukka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2017
Materias:
Bacteriology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5744198/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29118170
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01231-17

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5744198/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29118170
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01231-17

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