Comparison of PCR-Based Diagnosis with Centrifuged-Based Enrichment Method for Detection of Borrelia persica in Animal Blood Samples

• Váldodahkkit: SR Naddaf (Dahkki), M Kishdehi (Dahkki), MR Siavashi (Dahkki)
• Materiálatiipa: Girji
• Almmustuhtton: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2011-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Fáttát: article
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Background:The mainstay of diagnosis of relapsing fever (RF)is demonstration of the spirochetes in Giemsa-stained thick blood smears, but during non fever periods the bacteria are very scanty and rarely detected in blood smears by mi­cros­copy. This study is aimed to evaluate the sensitivity of diff...