Assessment of Aspergillus fumigatus in Guinea Pig Bronchoalveolar Lavages and Pulmonary Tissue by Culture and Realtime Polymerase Chain Reaction Studies

In this study we pursued a diagnostic target in Aspergillus fumigatus (AF) by using qualitative Realtime PCR combined with proprietary DNA primers and a hydrolysis probe specific for this fungal target. Qualitative Realtime PCR is a diagnostic tool that utilizes Realtime PCR technology and detects t...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hooper, Dennis G., Bolton, Vincent E., Sutton, John S., Guilford, Frederick T., Straus, David C., Najvar, Laura K., Wiederhold, Nathan P., Kirkpatrick, William R., Patterson, Thomas F.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3269716/