Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 67, Issue 1 , Pages 30-36 , May 2010

Rapid detection of coinfections by Trichomonas vaginalis, Mycoplasma hominis, and Ureaplasma urealyticum by a new multiplex polymerase chain reaction

  • Nicia Diaz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Sciences, Gynecology, and Obstetrics, University of Sassari, viale S.Pietro 43/B, 07100, Sassari, Italy
    • ,
  • Daniele Dessì

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Sciences, Gynecology, and Obstetrics, University of Sassari, viale S.Pietro 43/B, 07100, Sassari, Italy
    • ,
  • Salvatore Dessole

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, Gynecology, and Obstetrics, University of Sassari, viale S.Pietro 43/B, 07100, Sassari, Italy
    • ,
  • Pier Luigi Fiori

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Sciences, Gynecology, and Obstetrics, University of Sassari, viale S.Pietro 43/B, 07100, Sassari, Italy
    • ,
  • Paola Rappelli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Sciences, Gynecology, and Obstetrics, University of Sassari, viale S.Pietro 43/B, 07100, Sassari, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Biomedical Sciences, Division of Experimental and Clinical Microbiology, Viale S.Pietro 43/B, 07100 Sassari, Italy. Tel.: +39079228299; fax: +39079212345.

Received 31 July 2009 ,Accepted 22 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2009.12.022

Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 67, Issue 1 , Pages 30-36 , May 2010

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