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16308216

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11-12
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-11-25
pubmed:abstractText
A retrospective analysis to evaluate the clinical use of a diagnostic PCR for Francisella tularensis in patients with suspected ulceroglandular tularaemia was performed. 154 samples, 129 from patients with definitive tularaemia and 25 from patients where tularaemia could be ruled out, were analysed. The diagnostic PCR had a specificity of 96%, a sensitivity of 78.3%, and a Positive Predictive Value of 99%. Especially samples from encrusted lesions, even up to 4 weeks old, in patients with tularaemia, were PCR positive to a high degree when taken properly. The diagnostic PCR is useful in suspected ulceroglandular tularaemia, giving a fast and accurate diagnosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0036-5548
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
833-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Clinical use of a diagnostic PCR for Francisella tularensis in patients with suspected ulceroglandular tularaemia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Infectious Diseases, Orebro University, Orebro, Sweden. henrik.eliasson@orebroll.se
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't