Detection of Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae DNA in blood culture by a single PCR assay.

A multiplex PCR assay was developed to screen blood cultures from children in The Gambia with suspected pneumonia for the simultaneous detection of Haemophilus influenzae type b and Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates. Analysis of 295 blood cultures showed that PCR detected the organisms in all sample...

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Main Authors: Hassan-King, M, Baldeh, I, Adegbola, R, Omosigho, C, Usen, S O, Oparaugo, A, Greenwood, B M
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1996
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC229179/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8818907
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