Using Serum Specimens for Real-Time PCR-Based Diagnosis of Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis, Canada

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Boodman, Carl ; Loomer, Courtney ; Dibernardo, Antonia ; Hatchette, Todd ; LeBlanc, Jason J. ; Waitt, Brooks ; Lindsay, L. Robbin
• Description:
  Whole blood is the optimal specimen for anaplasmosis diagnosis but might not be available in all cases. We PCR tested serum samples collected in Canada for Anaplasma serology and found 84.8%-95.8% sensitivity and 2.8 average cycle threshold elevation. Serum can be acceptable for detecting Anaplasma spp. when whole blood is unavailable.
• Subjects:
  • Dispatch
  • Using Serum Specimens for Real-Time PCR-Based Diagnosis of Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis, Canada
  • anaplasmosis
  • bacteria
  • vector-borne infections
  • zoonoses
  • Anaplasma phagocytophilum
  • emerging infections
  • ticks
  • diagnostics
  More +
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2023; 29(1):175-178
• Pubmed ID:
  36573611
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC9796190
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  29
• Issue:
  1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/127637/cdc_127637_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 319.05 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:873110d19f905371c60cd97c5357ae0f7aca1fc13fef266470f3fd7b53e23486