Clinical impact of a commercially available multiplex PCR system for rapid detection of pathogens in patients with presumed sepsis
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Timely identification of pathogens is crucial to minimize mortality in patients with severe infections. Detection of bacterial and fungal pathogens in blood by nucleic acid amplification promises to yield results faster than blood cu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/9/126 |