Polymerase chain reaction to diagnose infective endocarditis: will it replace blood cultures?

Bacteremia/microbiology Bacterial Typing Techniques Blood/microbiology DNA, Bacterial/analysis DNA, Ribosomal/analysis Endocarditis, Bacterial/blood,diagnosis,microbiology Heart Valves/microbiology Humans Polymerase Chain Reaction RNA, Bacterial/genetics RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/genetics Sensitivity and Specificity Species Specificity

DNA, Bacterial DNA, Ribosomal RNA, Bacterial RNA, Ribosomal, 16S