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The multivariate detection limit for Mycoplasma pneumoniae as determined by nanorod array-surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy and comparison with limit of detection by qPCR.
The Analyst - 21 Dec 2014
Henderson Kelley C, Sheppard Edward S, Rivera-Betancourt Omar E, Choi Joo-Young, Dluhy Richard A, Thurman Kathleen A, Winchell Jonas M, Krause Duncan C
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a cell wall-less bacterial pathogen of the human respiratory tract that accounts for up to 20% of community-acquired pneumonia. At present, the standard for detection and genotyping is quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), which can exhibit excellent sensitivity...
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