Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification for Rickettsia typhi (the Causal Agent of Murine Typhus): Problems with Diagnosis at the Limit of Detection

Murine typhus is a flea-borne disease of worldwide distribution caused by Rickettsia typhi. Although treatment with tetracycline antibiotics is effective, treatment is often misguided or delayed due to diagnostic difficulties. As the gold standard immunofluorescence assay is imperfect, we aimed to d...

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Autores principales: Dittrich, Sabine, Castonguay-Vanier, Josée, Moore, Catrin E., Thongyoo, Narongchai, Newton, Paul N., Paris, Daniel H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2014
Materias:
Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3957756/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24371248
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.02786-13

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3957756/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24371248
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.02786-13

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