Usefulness of Nested Polymerase Chain Reaction with Clinical Specimens for Diagnosis of Leptospirosis: a Case Series and a Review of Literature

A culture of the Leptospira species and the microscopic agglutination test (MAT) are considered as the reference standard for the diagnosis of leptospirosis, but both tests are imperfect for early diagnosis. We describe 4 patients diagnosed with leptospirosis using nested polymerase chain reaction (...

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Autores principales: Na, Yong Sub, Kim, Hyun Lee, Kim, Choon-Mee, Yun, Na-Ra, Kim, Dong-Min
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7490198/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32924340
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e301

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7490198/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32924340
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e301

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