Severity of meningococcal disease associated with genomic bacterial load.
BACKGROUND: Diagnostic polymerase chain reaction (PCR) detection of Neisseria meningitidis has enabled accurate quantification of the bacterial load in patients with meningococcal disease. METHODS: Quantification of the N. meningitidis DNA level by real time-PCR was conducted on whole-blood samples...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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