Molecular diagnostic testing for common stool pathogens

G. Trafford^*, N. Ratnaraja, N. Wickramasinghe
^*Heart of England Foundation Trust, UK
Journal of Hospital Infection (2015) 90, 196-198
No abstract.
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便中の腸管病原体の検出に、日常的な検査として遺伝子検査が用いられるケースはこれまで少なかった。しかしながら、従来法は感度や手間、費用などの点で制約が大きかったのも事実である。本稿は、PCR 法を用いる長所、ピットフォール、結果の解釈、コスト比較など、実用化と感染対策への応用に向けた課題について述べている。

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