Using detergent to enhance detection sensitivity of African trypanosomes in human CSF and blood by loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP).

<h4>Background</h4>The loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay, with its advantages of simplicity, rapidity and cost effectiveness, has evolved as one of the most sensitive and specific methods for the detection of a broad range of pathogenic microorganisms including African...

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Main Authors: Dennis J Grab, Olga V Nikolskaia, Noboru Inoue, Oriel M M Thekisoe, Liam J Morrison, Wendy Gibson, J Stephen Dumler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-08-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21829738/?tool=EBI