Different methods of sample preparation influence sensitivity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Borrelia burgdorferi PCR.
Liedtke
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Department of Neurology, University of Essen, Germany.
Opalka
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B
Zimmermann
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CW
Schmid
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D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001483:Base Sequence; D015748:Borrelia burgdorferi Group / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000235:genetics*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013048:Specimen Handling