Development of a dry-reagent-based qPCR to facilitate the diagnosis of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection in endemic countries.

• Glavni autori: Jérémie Babonneau (Autor), Christian Bernard (Autor), Estelle Marion (Autor), Annick Chauty (Autor), Marie Kempf (Autor), Raymond Robert (Autor), Laurent Marsollier (Autor), Franco-Beninese Buruli Research Group (Autor)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Buruli ulcer is a neglected tropical disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. This skin disease is the third most common mycobacterial disease and its rapid diagnosis and treatment are necessary. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is considered to be the most sensitive method for the laboratory confir...