Amplification of the flgE gene provides evidence for the existence of a Brazilian borreliosis
INTRODUCTION: The symptoms of Brazilian borreliosis resemble the clinical manifestations of Lyme disease (LD). However, there are differences between the two in terms of epidemiological and laboratory findings. Primers usually employed to diagnose LD have failed to detect Borrelia strains in Brazil....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2012-06-01
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| Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652012000300007&lng=en&tlng=en |