Tick-borne relapsing fever polymerase chain reaction of tick-borne relapsing fever caused by Borrelia hermsii.
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.
Uhlmann
Erik J
EJ
Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, One Children's Place, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Patrick C
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Schwan
Tom G
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Storch
Gregory A
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D000293:Adolescent; D001898:Borrelia / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012061:Relapsing Fever / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013045:Species Specificity