Quantified Detection of Treponema pallidum DNA by PCR Assays in Urine and Plasma of Syphilis Patients
ABSTRACT Treponema pallidum can invade any organ, and T. pallidum DNA can be detected in various tissues and fluids. However, the knowledge of the presence and loads of T. pallidum DNA in urine is limited. For this study, we enrolled 208 syphilis patients (34 primary syphilis, 61 secondary syphilis,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2022-04-01
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| Series: | Microbiology Spectrum |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01772-21 |