An optimized PCR leads to rapid and highly sensitive detection of Borrelia burgdorferi in patients with Lyme borreliosis.

Priem, S; Rittig, M G; Kamradt, T; Burmester, G R; Krause, A

Priem, S; Rittig, M G; Kamradt, T; Burmester, G R; Krause, A.

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Priem S; Department of Medicine III, Charité University Hospital, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany.

J Clin Microbiol ; 35(3): 685-90, 1997 Mar.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9041413

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Bacteriological Techniques; Borrelia burgdorferi Group/genetics; Borrelia burgdorferi Group/isolation & purification; Lipoproteins; Lyme Disease/diagnosis; Lyme Disease/microbiology; Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antigens, Surface/genetics; Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins/genetics; Bacterial Vaccines; Bacteriological Techniques/statistics & numerical data; Base Sequence; Borrelia burgdorferi Group/classification; Case-Control Studies; Child; DNA Primers/genetics; DNA, Bacterial/genetics; DNA, Bacterial/isolation & purification; Evaluation Studies as Topic; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Molecular Sequence Data; Nervous System Diseases/diagnosis; Nervous System Diseases/microbiology; Polymerase Chain Reaction/statistics & numerical data; Sensitivity and Specificity; Species Specificity; Synovial Fluid/microbiology

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Lyme Disease / Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Polymerase Chain Reaction / Bacteriological Techniques / Lipoproteins Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Evaluation_studies / Guideline / Observational_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Child / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: J Clin Microbiol Year: 1997 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Germany Country of publication: United States

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