Abstract
A patient presented to our hospital with symptoms consistent with relapsing fever. A blood specimen was positive by genus-specific polymerase chain reaction, and sequencing revealed Borrelia hermsii. We propose the polymerase chain reaction as a possible alternative for currently used tests for the diagnosis of tick-borne relapsing fever.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 267-269 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2007 |
Keywords
- Borrelia hermsii
- PCR
- Tick-borne relapsing fever