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BacteriologyMolecular Microbiological and Immune Characterization of a Cohort of Patients Diagnosed with Early Lyme DiseaseLyme disease is a tick-borne infection caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi. Current diagnosis of early Lyme disease relies heavily on clinical criteria, including the presence of an erythema migrans rash. The sensitivity of current gold-standard diagnostic tests relies upon antibody formation, which is typically delayed and thus of limited utility in early...
ParasitologyComparison of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification and Real-Time PCR Assays for Detection of Strongyloides Larvae in Different Specimen MatricesStrongyloides stercoralis can cause disease that ranges from asymptomatic chronic infection to fatal hyperinfection. Diagnosis from stool can be challenging because the most sensitive conventional tests require live larvae to be effective and there can be low larval output in chronic infection.
- Clinical Veterinary MicrobiologyDevelopment of Serotype-Specific PCR Assays for Typing of Haemophilus parasuis Isolates Circulating in Southern China
