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Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
; 62(1): 23-5, 2008 Sep.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18621498
RESUMO
Better diagnostics for pneumococcal disease are urgently needed. In a murine model, real-time polymerase chain reaction was superior to conventional culture in detecting pneumococcus in blood, particularly in early disease and after antibiotic administration, and could distinguish between commensalism and infection.