Expanding the Diagnostic Use of PCR in Leptospirosis: Improved Method for DNA Extraction from Blood Cultures

BACKGROUND: Leptospirosis is a neglected zoonosis of ubiquitous distribution. Symptoms are often non-specific and may range from flu-like symptoms to multi-organ failure. Diagnosis can only be made by specific diagnostic tests like serology and PCR. In non-endemic countries, leptospirosis is often n...

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Autores principales: Villumsen, Steen, Pedersen, Rebecca, Krogfelt, Karen Angeliki, Jensen, Jørgen Skov
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2920309/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20711446
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0012095

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2920309/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20711446
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0012095

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