Development of multiplex real-time PCR for the rapid detection of five bacterial causes of community acquired pneumonia

Establishing a microbial diagnosis for patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is still challenging and is often achieved in only 30-50% of cases. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has been shown to be more sensitive than conventional microbiological methods and it could help to increase t...

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Main Authors: Mahmud, Mohammed Imad A., Al-Marzooq, Farah, How, Soon Hin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2011
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/10716/1/545_-_556_Farah_Al-Marzooq.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/10716/
http://www.msptm.org/journal.html
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