Recent advances in the rapid diagnosis of respiratory tract infection

被引:8
作者
Myint, S
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[1] GlaxoSmithKline, New Frontiers Sci, Harlow CM19 5AW, Essex, England
[2] Univ Leicester, Leicester, Leics, England
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10.1093/bmb/61.1.97
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Molecular techniques have enabled major advances in the speed and sensitivity of the laboratory diagnosis of respiratory infections. Although the polymerase chain reaction is the most commonly used, there are several other methods available, which have applicability across the range of microbial pathogens.
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