Commercial bacterial and fungal broad-range PCR (Micro-Dx™) used on culture-negative specimens from normally sterile sites: diagnostic value and implications for antimicrobial treatment
Lis Høy Marbjerg, Barbara Juliane Holzknecht, Rimtas Dargis, Ram Benny Dessau, Xiaohui Chen Nielsen, Jens Jørgen Christensen
Topics & Concepts
16S ribosomal RNAGene sequenceBiology18S ribosomal RNAContext (archaeology)AntimicrobialMicrobiological cultureMicrobiologyRibosomal RNAClinical microbiologyPolymerase chain reactionGeneGeneticsBacteriaPaleontologyInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and ManagementAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusMycobacterium research and diagnosis