Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 66, Issue 2 , Pages 204-206 , February 2010

Direct detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae in positive blood cultures by real-time polymerase chain reaction

  • Laura Selva

      Affiliations

    • Molecular Microbiology Department, University Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, 08950 Esplugues-Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Cristina Esteva

      Affiliations

    • Molecular Microbiology Department, University Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, 08950 Esplugues-Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Amadeu Gené

      Affiliations

    • Molecular Microbiology Department, University Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, 08950 Esplugues-Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Maria Fernández de Sevilla

      Affiliations

    • Paediatrics Department, University Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues-Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Susanna Hernandez-Bou

      Affiliations

    • Paediatrics Department, University Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues-Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • Carmen Muñoz-Almagro

      Affiliations

    • Molecular Microbiology Department, University Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, 08950 Esplugues-Barcelona, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +34-93-280-5569; fax: +34-93-280-3626.

Received 19 December 2008 ,Accepted 11 May 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2009.05.023

Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 66, Issue 2 , Pages 204-206 , February 2010

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