Fully Automated, Homogeneous Nucleic Acid Detection Technology Based on Dry-Reagent Assay Chemistry and Time-Resolved Fluorometry

From: Clinical Chemistry | Date: November 1, 2007| Author: Lode, Piia von; Syrjà ¤ là ¤ , Anniina; Hagren, Virve; Kojola, Hannu; Soukka, Tero; Là ¶ vgren, Timo; Nurmi, Jussi | Copyright information

Piia von Lode,1 Anniina Syrjälä,1 Virve Hagren,1 Hannu Kojola,1 Tero Soukka,2 Timo Lövgren,2 and Jussi Nurmi1* (1 Abacus Diagnostica Ltd., Turku, Finland; 2 Department of Biotechnology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland; * address correspondence to this author at: Abacus Diagnostica Ltd., Tykistökatu 4D, FIN-20520 Turku, Finland; fax 358-20-7188381, e-mail jussi.nurmi@abacusdiagnostica.com)

Nucleic acid diagnostic techniques are increasingly used for bacterial detection (1). Howe...