title: [Nucleic acid probes in infectious diseases].
abstract: DNA probes are then newest diagnostic reagents now in clinical use to detect or specify infectious microorganisms. The fundamental aspects of DNA probes and their clinical applications are reviewed to provide the clinician new information on the recent progress in infectious diseases.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimada
mesh_terms: D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015342:DNA Probes; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000235:genetics; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D011010:Pneumocystis / Q000235:genetics; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D015342:DNA Probes