231. Microbial cell-free DNA Sequencing to Detect Borrelia burgdorferi DNA in the Plasma of Pediatric Patients with Lyme Disease
BACKGROUND: Diagnosing Lyme disease often involves laboratory evaluation, yet available tests have limitations. Serology remains negative for weeks after infection occurs, and may then remain positive for years. Borrelia burgdorferi blood PCR testing has low sensitivity, rendering it unhelpful. We s...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809588/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.306 |