Feasibility of a quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay for diagnosing pneumococcal pneumonia using oropharyngeal swabs

Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most important pathogen causing community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The current diagnostic microbial standard detects S. pneumoniae in less than 30% of CAP cases. A quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) targeting autolysin (lytA) is able to increase the rate of...

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Autores principales: van Schaik, M. L., Duijkers, R., Paternotte, N., Jansen, R., Rozemeijer, W., van der Reijden, W. A., Boersma, W. G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Netherlands 2018
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7089193/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30569391
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11033-018-4558-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7089193/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30569391
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11033-018-4558-0

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