A LightCycler TaqMan assay for detection of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in clinical samples

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 137-143

  Ivacic, Lynn ^a   Reed, Kurt D ^a   Mitchell, Paul D ^a   Ghebranious, Nader ^a  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

B. burgdorferi; Lyme disease; OspA; TaqMan assay

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; LIGHTCYCLER TAQMAN ASSAY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; SYNOVIAL FLUID; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; BACTERIAL VACCINES; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; DNA, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; LIPOPROTEINS; LYME DISEASE; MICE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAQ POLYMERASE;

EID: 33846379569     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.08.005     Document Type: Article

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