title: Elimination of erythrocytes from blood prior to DNA extraction improves the sensitivity of anaplasma phagocytophila PCR.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akkoyunlu
mesh_terms: D041081:Anaplasma phagocytophilum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000712:Anaplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D000818:Animals; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D004536:Ehrlichia / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016873:Ehrlichiosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial