Multiplex real-time PCR diagnostic of relapsing fevers in Africa.

Multiplex real-time PCR diagnostic of relapsing fevers in Africa.

BACKGROUND:In Africa, relapsing fever borreliae are neglected arthropod-borne pathogens causing mild to deadly septicemia and miscarriage. The closely related Borrelia crocidurae, Borrelia duttonii, Borrelia recurrentis and Borrelia hispanica are rarely diagnosed at the species level, hampering refi...

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Main Authors: Haitham Elbir, Mireille Henry, Georges Diatta, Oleg Mediannikov, Cheikh Sokhna, Adama Tall, Cristina Socolovschi, Sally J Cutler, Kassahum D Bilcha, Jemal Ali, Dayana Campelo, Steven C Barker, Didier Raoult, Michel Drancourt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3561136?pdf=render

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