PCR detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae DNA in serum samples for pneumococcal pneumonia diagnosis.
Domínguez
J
J
Servei de Microbiologia and Unitat de Malalties Infeccioses, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Carretera del Canyet s/n, 08916 Badalona, Barcelona, Spain. jadoming@ns.hugtip.scs.es
Galí
N
N
Matas
L
L
Pedroso
P
P
Blanco
S
S
Giménez
M
M
Prat
C
C
Sopena
N
N
Sabrià
M
M
Ausina
V
V
D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D011018:Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D004269:DNA, Bacterial