Comparison of real-time quantitative PCR and culture for the diagnosis of emerging Rickettsioses.

• मुख्य लेखकों: Emmanouil Angelakis (लेखक), Hervé Richet (लेखक), Jean-Marc Rolain (लेखक), Bernard La Scola (लेखक), Didier Raoult (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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BACKGROUND: Isolation of Rickettsia species from skin biopsies may be replaced by PCR. We evaluated culture sensitivity compared to PCR based on sampling delay and previous antibiotic treatment. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Skin biopsies and ticks from patients with suspected Rickettsia infection...