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Molecular Diagnosis of Infective Endocarditis?A New Duke's Criterion
1 Jan 2001
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The molecular approach of PCR amplification of specific gene targets and universal loci for bacteria (16S rRNA) and fungi (18S, 28S and 5.8S rRNA) and subsequent sequencing was used to identify the possible causal microbial agent(s) in blood culture (47 patients) and heart valve material (30 patients) from patients with suspected infective endocarditis (IE). Culture and molecular results were analysed with...
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