Prescription Surveillance and Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing to Identify Pathogens during Outbreaks of Infection

Prescription Surveillance and Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing to Identify Pathogens during Outbreaks of Infection

Syndromic surveillance, including prescription surveillance, offers a rapid method for the early detection of agents of bioterrorism and emerging infectious diseases. However, it has the disadvantage of not considering definitive diagnoses. Here, we attempted to definitively diagnose pathogens using...

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Main Authors: Hiroaki Sugiura, Tsuguto Fujimoto, Tamie Sugawara, Nozomu Hanaoka, Masami Konagaya, Kiyoshi Kikuchi, Eisuke Hanada, Nobuhiko Okabe, Yasushi Ohkusa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/746053

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