An optimized PCR leads to rapid and highly sensitive detection of Borrelia burgdorferi in patients with Lyme borreliosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 685-690

  Priem, Susanne ^a   Rittig, Michael G ^b   Kamradt, Thomas ^a,c   Burmester, Gerd R ^a   Krause, Andreas ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c DEUTSCHES RHEUMA FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA DETERMINATION; LYME DISEASE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI;

EID: 0031045413     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.3.685-690.1997     Document Type: Article

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