Sensitive Real-Time PCR Detection of Pathogenic Leptospira spp. and a Comparison of Nucleic Acid Amplification Methods for the Diagnosis of Leptospirosis

BACKGROUND: Bacteria of the genus Leptospira, the causative agents of leptospirosis, are categorized into pathogenic and non-pathogenic species. However, the benefit of using a clinical diagnostic that is specific for pathogenic species remains unclear. In this study, we present the development of a...

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Autores principales: Waggoner, Jesse J., Balassiano, Ilana, Abeynayake, Janaki, Sahoo, Malaya K., Mohamed-Hadley, Alisha, Liu, Yuanyuan, Vital-Brazil, Juliana Magalhães, Pinsky, Benjamin A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4224423/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25379890
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0112356

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4224423/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25379890
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0112356

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