Detection of bacterial DNA in cardiac vegetations by PCR after the completion of antimicrobial treatment for endocarditis.

Lang, S; Watkin, R W; Lambert, P A; Littler, W A; Elliott, T S J

Lang, S; Watkin, R W; Lambert, P A; Littler, W A; Elliott, T S J.

Affiliation

Lang S; Department of Clinical Microbiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospital NHS Trust Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. s.lang@aston.ac.uk

Clin Microbiol Infect ; 10(6): 579-81, 2004 Jun.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15191390

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Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use; DNA, Bacterial/analysis; Endocarditis, Bacterial/drug therapy; Heart Valves/microbiology; Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Endocarditis, Bacterial/microbiology; Female; Heart Valve Diseases/drug therapy; Heart Valve Diseases/microbiology; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Staphylococcus/genetics; Staphylococcus/isolation & purification; Streptococcus/genetics; Streptococcus/isolation & purification

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: DNA, Bacterial / Polymerase Chain Reaction / Endocarditis, Bacterial / Heart Valves / Anti-Bacterial Agents Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Clin Microbiol Infect Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS / MICROBIOLOGIA Year: 2004 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United kingdom

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