Article
Detection of <i>Treponema pallidum</i> sp <i>pallidum</i> DNA in latent syphilis
26 Nov 2007
Abstract excerpt
In this study, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques were used to detect Treponema pallidum DNA in samples from patients with latent syphilis. Sixty-nine patients with latent syphilis and 18 with treated syphilis were included. Whole blood, plasma, sera and ear scrapings, totalling 235 samples from patients with latent syphilis, were obtained. Three PCR assays (47-PCR, polA-PCR and M-PCR assays) were...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
