Improving molecular detection of fungal DNA in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues: comparison of five tissue DNA extraction methods using panfungal PCR.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on April 14, 2010

Authors

C Muñoz-Cadavid1, S Rudd, S R Zaki, M Patel, S A Moser, M E Brandt, B L Gómez

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1: Mycotic Diseases Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

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