Polymerase chain reaction to diagnose infective endocarditis: will it replace blood cultures?

Circulation. 2005 Mar 22;111(11):1352-4. doi: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000160383.67586.7B.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Comparative Study
  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Bacteremia / microbiology
  • Bacterial Typing Techniques*
  • Blood / microbiology*
  • DNA, Bacterial / analysis
  • DNA, Ribosomal / analysis
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / blood
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Heart Valves / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction*
  • RNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Species Specificity

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial
  • DNA, Ribosomal
  • RNA, Bacterial
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S