Value of PCR, Serology, and Blood Smears for Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis Diagnosis, France

We prospectively examined the effectiveness of diagnostic tests for anaplasmosis using patients with suspected diagnoses in France. PCR (sensitivity 0.74, specificity 1) was the best-suited test. Serology had a lower specificity but higher sensitivity when testing acute and convalescent samples. PCR...

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Autores principales: Hansmann, Yves, Jaulhac, Benoit, Kieffer, Pierre, Martinot, Martin, Wurtz, Elisabeth, Dukic, Régis, Boess, Geneviève, Michel, André, Strady, Christophe, Sagez, Jean François, Lefebvre, Nicolas, Talagrand-Reboul, Emilie, Argemi, Xavier, De Martino, Sylvie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6478229/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31002073
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2505.171751

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