Detection of Aspergillus DNA by a nested PCR assay is superior to blood culture in an experimental murine model of invasive aspergillosis.

Hummel, Margit

Detection of Aspergillus DNA by a nested PCR assay is superior to blood culture in an experimental murine model of invasive aspergillosis. [electronic resource] - Journal of medical microbiology Aug 2004 - 803-806 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Evaluation Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0022-2615

10.1099/jmm.0.45545-0 doi


Animals
Aspergillosis--diagnosis
Aspergillus--genetics
Blood--microbiology
Colony Count, Microbial
DNA, Fungal--blood
Disease Models, Animal
Fungemia
Immunocompetence
Immunocompromised Host
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Mycology--methods
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Sensitivity and Specificity