Multiple-Year Experience in the Diagnosis of Viral Central Nervous System Infections with a Panel of Polymerase Chain Reaction Assays for Detection of 11 Viruses
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- 1 September 2004
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 39 (5) , 630-635
- https://doi.org/10.1086/422650
Abstract
Background. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is becoming more common in diagnostic laboratories. In some instances, its value has been established. InKeywords
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