Multi-Locus Sequence Typing of Bartonella bacilliformis DNA Performed Directly from Blood of Patients with Oroya’s Fever During a Peruvian Outbreak

BACKGROUND: Bartonella bacilliformis is the etiological agent of Carrion’s disease, a neglected tropical poverty-linked illness. This infection is endemic of Andean regions and it is estimated that approximately 1.7 million of South Americans are at risk. This bacterium is a fastidious slow growing...

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Autores principales: Pons, Maria J., Silva-Caso, Wilmer, del Valle-Mendoza, Juana, Ruiz, Joaquim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4732615/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26824740
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004391

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4732615/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26824740
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004391

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