Culture‐negative group B streptococcal pericarditis: A case report and literature review of the diagnostic use of polymerase chain reaction

Although conventional microbiology cultures may be negative, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) can effectively identify both typical and atypical microorganisms. With careful interpretation, PCR could become the gold‐standard diagnostic test for culture‐negative bacterial pericarditis.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Tsushima, Takahiro, Ishii, Natsuko, Matsuzaka, Suguru, Armitage, Keith, Ohkusu, Kiyofumi, Cammack, Ivor, Yamada, Akira, Mori, Yuichiro, Sasaki, Shunsuke, Hayashi, Kentaro, Serizawa, Yoshimoto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6406155/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30899483
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2017

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