Performance of the LightCycler SeptiFast Test M(grade) in Detecting Microbial Pathogens in Purulent Fluids

The performance of the LightCycler SeptiFast (SF) assay was compared to that of culture methods in the detection of microorganisms in 43 purulent fluids from patients with pyogenic infections. The SF assay was more sensitive than the culture methods (86% versus 61%, respectively), irrespective of wh...

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Main Authors: Sancho-Tello, Silvia, Bravo, Dayana, Borrás, Rafael, Costa, Elisa, Muñoz-Cobo, Beatriz, Navarro, David
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2011
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Bacteriology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3147784/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21715593
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00359-11
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