Open AccessEvaluation of direct 16S rRNA PCR from clinical samples for bacterial detection in normally sterile body sites
Author(s) -
Şerife Satılmış,
Nurver Ülger Toprak,
Can Ilgın,
Güner Söyletir
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.11732
Subject(s) - 16s ribosomal rna , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , microbiological culture , ribosomal rna , polymerase chain reaction , mycoplasma , bacteria , genetics , gene
In addition to antibiotic treatment, slow-growing and non-cultivable bacteria can lead to false-negative results for sterile body site infections. In this study, we investigated the efficacy of 16S rRNA polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for such infections.
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