Abstract
This article reviews molecular techniques that have been developed and are effective in the clinical laboratory for the emerging tick-borne infections, ehrlichiosis and Lyme disease.
MeSH terms
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Anaplasma phagocytophilum / genetics*
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Anaplasma phagocytophilum / isolation & purification
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Borrelia burgdorferi / genetics*
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Borrelia burgdorferi / isolation & purification
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DNA, Bacterial / analysis
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Ehrlichia / genetics
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Ehrlichia / isolation & purification
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Ehrlichia chaffeensis / genetics
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Ehrlichia chaffeensis / isolation & purification
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Ehrlichiosis / diagnosis*
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Humans
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Lyme Disease / diagnosis*