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Diagnosis of Carrion’s Disease by Direct Blood PCR in Thin Blood Smear Negative Samples

Bartonella bacilliformis is the etiologic agent of Carrion's disease. This disease has two well established phases, the most relevant being the so called Oroya Fever, in which B. bacilliformis infect the erythrocytes resulting in severe anemia and transient immunosuppression, with a high lethal...

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Autores principales: del Valle Mendoza, Juana, Silva Caso, Wilmer, Tinco Valdez, Carmen, Pons, Maria J., del Valle, Luis J., Oré, Verónica Casabona, Michelena, Denisse Champin, Mayra, Jorge Bazán, Gavidea, Víctor Zavaleta, Vargas, Martha, Ruiz, Joaquim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3961319/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24651298
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0092283