Improved detection of bacterial central nervous system infections 1 using a broad - range PCR assay
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Improved detection of bacterial central nervous system infections 1 using a broad-range PCR assay 2 3 T. Meyer#, G. Franke, S.K.A. Polywka, M. Lütgehetmann, J. Gbadamosi, T. 4 Magnus, M. Aepfelbacher 5 6 7 Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University Medical 8 Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany, 9 Institute of Neurology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), 10 Hamburg, Germany, 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Corresponding author 21 Thomas Meyer, PhD 22 University of Hamburg, Institute of Medical Microbiology, Virology and Hygiene, University 23 Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany 24 Phone: +4940/741052145 25 Fax: +4940/741058420 26 e-mail: [email protected] 27 JCM Accepts, published online ahead of print on 12 March 2014 J. Clin. Microbiol. doi:10.1128/JCM.00469-14 Copyright © 2014, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
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