Direct detection of bacterial pathogens in brain abscesses by polymerase chain reaction amplification and sequencing of partial 16S ribosomal deoxyribonucleic acid fragments.

Tsai, Jui-Chang

Direct detection of bacterial pathogens in brain abscesses by polymerase chain reaction amplification and sequencing of partial 16S ribosomal deoxyribonucleic acid fragments. [electronic resource] - Neurosurgery Nov 2004 - 1154-62 p. digital

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

1524-4040

10.1227/01.neu.0000140842.37422.ee doi


Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Brain Abscess--microbiology
DNA, Bacterial--genetics
Enterobacter cloacae--genetics
Female
Fusobacterium--genetics
Fusobacterium Infections--diagnosis
Gram-Negative Bacteria--genetics
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections--diagnosis
Haemophilus--genetics
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques--methods
Polymerase Chain Reaction--methods
RNA, Bacterial--genetics
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S--genetics
Species Specificity
Staphylococcaceae--genetics
Staphylococcus aureus--genetics
Staphylococcus epidermidis--genetics
Streptococcus--genetics