Evaluation of direct 16S rRNA PCR from clinical samples for bacterial detection in normally sterile body sites

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Satilmis S., Toprak N., ILGIN C., Soyletir G.

JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, vol.13, no.11, pp.978-983, 2019 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 13 Issue: 11
• Publication Date: 2019
• Doi Number: 10.3855/jidc.11732
• Journal Name: JOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.978-983
• Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
• Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: 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.