title: Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction for detection of bacteria: wanted, dead or alive?
authors.forename: Marcus J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Schultz
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Visser
authors.forename: Birgitta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Duim
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000145:classification; D006801:Humans; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial