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Multicenter External Quality Assessment Program for PCR Detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans in Clinical and Environmental Specimens
BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium ulcerans is the causative agent of Buruli ulcer (BU), a necrotizing disease of the skin, soft tissue and bone. PCR is increasingly used in the diagnosis of BU and in research on the mode of transmission and environmental reservoir of M. ulcerans. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDI...
Autores principales: | Eddyani, Miriam, Lavender, Caroline, de Rijk, Willem Bram, Bomans, Pieter, Fyfe, Janet, de Jong, Bouke, Portaels, Françoise |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3931755/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24586755 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0089407 |
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