Laboratory diagnosis of Treponema pallidum infection in patients with early syphilis and neurosyphilis through a PCR-based test

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum. The diagnosis is based mainly in clinical presentation and non-specific assays. PCR-based diagnosis has been suggested as an attractive alternative method. The aim of this study was the validation of a PCR-based test for the di...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Revista chilena de infectología 2011-08, Vol.28 (4), p.310-315
Hauptverfasser:	García, Patricia, Grassi, Bruno, Fich, Félix, Salvo, Aurelio, Araya, Luis, Abarzúa, Fernando, Soto, Julia, Poggi, Helena, Lagos, Marcela, Vásquez, Patricia, León, Eugenia P, Pérez, Carlos, Wozniak, Aniela
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Sprache:	spa
Schlagworte:	DNA, Bacterial - analysis Female Humans Male Neurosyphilis - cerebrospinal fluid Neurosyphilis - diagnosis Neurosyphilis - pathology Polymerase Chain Reaction Prospective Studies Sensitivity and Specificity Syphilis, Cutaneous - cerebrospinal fluid Syphilis, Cutaneous - diagnosis Syphilis, Cutaneous - pathology Treponema pallidum - genetics
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