Molecular diagnosis and epidemiology of Mycoplasma Pneumoniae

Authors	J.W. Dorigo-Zetsma
Supervisors	J. Dankert
Cosupervisors	S.A.J. Zaat
Award date	21-11-2000
ISBN	909014272X 9789090142722
Number of pages	139
Organisations	Faculty of Medicine (AMC-UvA)
Document type	PhD thesis
Note	Research conducted at: Infectieziekten
Language	English
Downloads	Thesis Cover Titlepage TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 General Introduction CHAPTER 2 Comparison of PCR, Culture, and Serological Tests for Diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Respiratory Tract Infection in Children CHAPTER 3 Molecular detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in adults with community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalisation CHAPTER 4 Demonstration by a nested PCR for Mycoplasma pneumoniae that M. pneumoniae load in the throat is higher in patients hospitalised for M. pneumoniae infection than in non-hospitalised subjects CHAPTER 5 Molecular detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae among general practitioner patients with acute respiratory infection and their household contacts reveals children as human reservoir CHAPTER 6 Genotyping of Mycoplasma pneumoniae clinical isolates reveals eight P1 subtypes within two genomic groups CHAPTER 7 Mycoplasma pneumoniae P1 type 1 and type 2 specific sequences within the P1 cytadhesin gene of individual strains CHAPTER 8 General Discussion CHAPTER 9 Summary - Samenvatting Nawoord/Acknowledgements About the author Bibliography Stellingen Cover
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