Molecular detection of Coxiella burnetii from the formalin-fixed tissues of Q fever patients with acute hepatitis.
Serologic diagnosis is one of the most widely used diagnostic methods for Q fever, but the window period in antibody response of 2 to 3 weeks after symptom onset results in significant diagnostic delay. We investigated the diagnostic utility of Q fever PCR from formalin-fixed liver tissues in Q feve...
Main Authors: | Young-Rock Jang, Yong Shin, Choong Eun Jin, Bonhan Koo, Se Yoon Park, Min-Chul Kim, Taeeun Kim, Yong Pil Chong, Sang-Oh Lee, Sang-Ho Choi, Yang Soo Kim, Jun Hee Woo, Sung-Han Kim, Eunsil Yu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5495296?pdf=render |
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