Usefulness of real-time PCR assay targeting lipL32 gene for diagnosis of human leptospirosis in Uruguay

Introduction: Assays based on DNA amplification can provide information that contributes to the initial management of patients with leptospirosis. However, these have not been adopted in Uruguay. Our aim was to evaluate the performance of the lipL32 real-time PCR (qPCR) for diagnosis of leptospirosi...

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Main Authors: Sabina González, Juan Pablo Geymonat, Elba Hernández, Juan Martín Marqués, Felipe Schelotto, Gustavo Varela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2013-12-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
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Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/4110
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