[New microbiologic diagnostic techniques in infective endocarditis].
The new techniques used for identifying causal germs in infective endocarditis are reviewed. Techniques such as polymerase chain reaction are now used to identify previously unrecognised germs. Choosing the appropriate microbiologic technique requires close collaboration between clinicians and microbiologists.
Célard
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Laboratoire de bactériologie, hospices civils de Lyon, centre de biologie et de pathologie Est, institut de microbiologie, 59, boulevard Pinel, 69677 Bron cedex, France. marie.celard@chu-lyon.fr
Tristan
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A
Boisset
S
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Vandenesch
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D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction
D004269:DNA, Bacterial