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Broad-Range 16S rRNA Gene Polymerase Chain Reaction for Diagnosis of Culture-Negative Bacterial Infections

Rampini, Silvana K. ; Bloemberg, Guido V. ; Keller, Peter M. ; Büchler, Andrea C. ; Dollenmaier, Günter ; Speck, Roberto F. ; Böttger, Erik C.

In: Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2011, vol. 53, no. 12, p. 1245-1251

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    Titre
    • Broad-Range 16S rRNA Gene Polymerase Chain Reaction for Diagnosis of Culture-Negative Bacterial Infections
    Auteur
    • Rampini, Silvana K.. Division of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich
    • Bloemberg, Guido V.. Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich
    • Keller, Peter M.. Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich
    • Büchler, Andrea C.. Division of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich
    • Dollenmaier, Günter. Institute for Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Cantonal Hospital St Gallen
    • Speck, Roberto F.. Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital of Zurich, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    • Böttger, Erik C.. Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Anglais
    Publié dans
    • Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2011, vol. 53, no. 12, p. 1245-1251. Oxford University Press
    Autre version électronique
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:289469
    Summary
    This study defines the role of 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for diagnosis of culture-negative bacterial infections. Our data show that 16S rRNA PCR is particularly valuable for identification of pathogens in patients pretreated with antibiotics