Detection of Treponema pallidum Sp. Pallidum DNA in Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) by Two PCR Techniques
- Authors: Aguas MJ, Araújo C, Batista T, Castro R, Mansinho K, Pereira FDLM
- Publication Year: 2016
- Journal: Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis
- Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jcla.21913/epdf
BACKGROUND: Laboratory diagnosis of neurosyphilis is complicated especially when it is asymptomatic, no single laboratory test result being appropriate to diagnose central nervous system infectivity caused by Treponema pallidum. Our objective was to evaluate two polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques for the detection of T. pallidum DNA in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with […]
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