Specificity of a quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of invasive pneumococcal disease: identifying streptococcus pneumoniae using quantitative polymerase chain reaction.
Kee
Cordelia
C
Fatovich
Daniel M
DM
Palladino
Silvano
S
Kay
Ian D
ID
Pryce
Todd M
TM
Flexman
James
J
Murray
Ronan
R
Waterer
Grant W
GW
D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D011018:Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000592:standards*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification
D004269:DNA, Bacterial