Molecular diagnosis of bacterial endocarditis by broad-range PCR amplification and direct sequencing.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on November 01, 1997

Authors

D Goldenberger1, A Künzli, P Vogt, R Zbinden, M Altwegg

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Zürich, Switzerland.

Associated clinical trials:

The Presence of Microbes in the Sperm and Their Impact on Sperm Capacitation and IVF Treatment | NCT02585297

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