Evaluation of PCR Approaches for Detection of Bartonella bacilliformis in Blood Samples.

BACKGROUND:The lack of an effective diagnostic tool for Carrion's disease leads to misdiagnosis, wrong treatments and perpetuation of asymptomatic carriers living in endemic areas. Conventional PCR approaches have been reported as a diagnostic technique. However, the detection limit of these te...

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Main Authors: Cláudia Gomes, Sandra Martinez-Puchol, Maria J Pons, Jorge Bazán, Carmen Tinco, Juana del Valle, Joaquim Ruiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4784731?pdf=render