Bookedited by Mark Wilks.
Contents:
Real-time quantitative PCR, pathogen detection and MIQE / Gemma Johnson, Tania Nolan, and Stephen A. Bustin
Overcoming inhibition in real-time diagnostic PCR / Johannes Hedman and Peter Rådström
Quality in the molecular microbiology laboratory / Paul S. Wallace and William G. MacKay
Pre-analytical sample treatment and DNA extraction protocols for the detection of bacterial pathogens from whole blood / Wendy L.J. Hansen, Cathrien A. Bruggeman, and Petra F.G. Wolffs
Detection of bacterial contamination in platelet concentrates using flow cytometry and real-time PCR methods / Tanja Vollmer, Knut Kleesiek, and Jens Dreier
Multiplex real-time PCR assay for the detection of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Panton-Valentine leukocidin from clinical samples / Lynne Renwick, Anne Holmes, and Kate Templeton
PCR Detection of Haemophilus influenzae from respiratory specimens / Guma M.K. Abdeldaim and Björn Herrmann
Rapid detection of atypical respiratory bacterial pathogens by real-time PCR / Clare L. Ling and Timothy D. McHugh
Utilization of multiple real-time PCR assays for the diagnosis of Bordetella spp. in clinical specimens / Kathleen M. Tatti and Maria Lucia Tondella
Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae by real-Time PCR / Jonas M. Winchell and Stephanie L. Mitchell
Real-time PCR assay for the diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia / Judith Fillaux and Antoine Berry
Rapid identification of mycobacteria and rapid detection of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis in cultured isolates and in respiratory specimens / Wing-Cheong Yam and Kit-Hang Gilman Siu
Direct detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans in clinical specimens and environmental samples / Caroline J. Lavender and Janet A.M. Fyfe
Detection of Bartonella spp. DNA in clinical specimens using an internally controlled real-time PCR assay / Anneke M.C. Bergmans and John W.A. Rossen
Simultaneous direct identification of genital microorganisms in voided urine using multiplex PCR-based reverse line blot assays / Michelle L. McKechnie, Fanrong Kong, and Gwendolyn L. Gilbert
Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection using real-time PCR / Renate Johanna van den Berg, Dennis Bakker, and Ed J. Kuijper
Detection of pathogenic Leptospira spp. through real-time PCR (qPCR) targeting the LipL32 gene / Robyn Anne Stoddard
Sensitive and rapid detection of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli using loop-mediated isothermal amplification / Wataru Yamazaki
PCR detection of Helicobacter pylori in clinical samples / Emiko Rimbara, Masanori Sasatsu, and David Y. Graham
Rapid detection of the Escherichia coli genospecies in water by conventional and real-time PCR / Andrée F. Maheux, Luc Bissonnette, and Michel G. Bergeron
Multiplex real-time PCR (MRT-PCR) for diarrheagenic / Francesca Barletta, Theresa J. Ochoa, and Thomas G. Cleary.