A Validated Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assay for the Diagnosis of Infectious Leptospira spp.: A Novel Assay for the Detection and Differentiation of Strains From Both Pathogenic Groups I and II

A Validated Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assay for the Diagnosis of Infectious Leptospira spp.: A Novel Assay for the Detection and Differentiation of Strains From Both Pathogenic Groups I and II

Leptospirosis is recognized as the most globally widespread reemerging zoonosis and represents a serious threat for both human and animal health. Indeed, leptospirosis is linked to more than 60,000 human deaths per year and to incalculable economic burden as consequence of medical treatment costs an...

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Main Authors: Lester J. Pérez, Saraswathi Lanka, Vanessa J. DeShambo, Richard L. Fredrickson, Carol W. Maddox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Leptospira spp.
multiplex real-time strategy
pathogenic group I and II
validation
molecular diagnostic
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.00457/full

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