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1988. Development of a Laboratory Stewardship Algorithm for Anaplasma phagocytophilum Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing

BACKGROUND: Anaplasmosis often presents with fever and headache, and typical laboratory abnormalities include leukopenia and thrombocytopenia. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is the preferred diagnostic method. At our institution, Anaplasma PCR is overutilized, with a low positivity rate. To improve...

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Autores principales: Anahtar, Melis, Pattanayak, Vikram, Branda, John, Azar, Marwan M, Coffey, Kc, Eng, George, Rudolf, Joseph, Baron, Jason, Lewandrowski, Kent, Turbett, Sarah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6253421/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1644