Comparison of PCR assays for detection of the agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis, Anaplasma phagocytophilum

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 717-722

  Massung, Robert F ^a,b   Slater, Kimetha G ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASMA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; DNA TEMPLATE; EHRLICHIOSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GRANULOCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFECTION RISK; MONONUCLEAR CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA GENE; SEROCONVERSION; TICK BITE;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; DNA, BACTERIAL; EHRLICHIOSIS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

ACARI; ANAPLASMA; ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BOVINAE; CERVIDAE; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EQUIDAE; NEOTOMA; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 0037314963     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.2.717-722.2003     Document Type: Article

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