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- Title
Value of PCR, Serology, and Blood Smears for Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis Diagnosis, France.
- Authors
Hansmann, Yves; Jaulhac, Benoit; Kieffer, Pierre; Martinot, Martin; Wurtz, Elisabeth; Dukic, Régis; Boess, Geneviève; Michel, André; Strady, Christophe; Sagez, Jean François; Lefebvre, Nicolas; Talagrand-Reboul, Emilie; Argemi, Xavier; De Martino, Sylvie
- Abstract
We prospectively examined the effectiveness of diagnostic tests for anaplasmosis using patients with suspected diagnoses in France. PCR (sensitivity 0.74, specificity 1) was the best-suited test. Serology had a lower specificity but higher sensitivity when testing acute and convalescent samples. PCR and serology should be used in combination for anaplasmosis diagnosis.
- Subjects
FRANCE; ANAPLASMOSIS; SEROLOGY; BLOOD; DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSIS methods
- Publication
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019, Vol 25, Issue 5, p996
- ISSN
1080-6040
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3201/eid2505.171751