| Literature DB >> 18947959 |
Ngolela Esther Babady1, Lynne M Sloan, Emily A Vetter, Robin Patel, Matthew J Binnicker.
Abstract
We performed a retrospective review of 23,777 specimens tested by our Lyme real-time polymerase chain reaction assay to determine the percent positive rates by specimen source. The percent positive rates were highest in synovial fluid (6.4%) and tissue (6.5%), and lowest in blood (0.1%) and cerebrospinal fluid (0.09%).Mesh:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18947959 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2008.08.016
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis ISSN: 0732-8893 Impact factor: 2.803