Development and Clinical Validation of a Multiplex Real-Time Quantitative PCR Assay for Human Infection by Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Ehrlichia chaffeensis

Development and Clinical Validation of a Multiplex Real-Time Quantitative PCR Assay for Human Infection by Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Ehrlichia chaffeensis

Background: Human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA), caused by Anaplasma phagocytophilum, and human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME), caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis, often present as undifferentiated fever but are not treated by typical empiric regimens for acute febrile illness. Their role as agents of...

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Main Authors: Megan E. Reller, J. Stephen Dumler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-01-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
Ehrlichia chaffeensis
Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Rickettsiales
ticks
diagnostics
etiology of fever studies
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/3/1/14

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