Posts Tagged ‘PCR’
Journal of Vector Ecology, 2016. Using a PCR test, biting flies in Pennsylvania are detected having Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma bacteria. Includes table.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jvec.12225/epdf
Topics: 2016, anaplasma, Borrelia, burgdorferi, Case, Coleman, fly, Henning, journal, Kearney, Muss, Off Site Article, PCR, Pennsylvania, science, table, test, transmission
Posted in categories journal, Off Site Article, science, table |
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2016. University of Massachusetts, Amherst reported on seven years of receiving and testing ticks for Borrelia burgdorferi, Anaplasma phagocytophilim, and Babesia microti. Includes tables, map, and charts.
http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/vbz.2015.1912
Topics: 2016, anaplasma, Babesia, Borrelia, burgdorferi, chart, Hollingsworth, journal, map, Massachusetts, Mather, medical, microti, Off Site Article, PCR, Rich, table, test, Xu
Posted in categories chart, journal, map, medical, Off Site Article, table |
Journal of the American Veterinarian Association, 2009. Study finds that testing ticks taken from dogs is a better method than blood testing dogs to discover if an area is endemic for tick-borne disease. Includes maps, chart.
Click on the “Download PDF” button for the full text at:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/24001390_Use_of_tick_surveys_and_serosurveys_to_evaluate_pet_dogs_as_a_sentinel_species_for_emerging_Lyme_disease
Topics: 2009, anaplasma, Babesia, blood, borreliosis, chart, dog, epidemiology, Foster, Hamer, Hickling, Lyme, Mansfield, map, PCR, test, tick, Tsao, Walker
Posted in categories chart, journal, map, medical, Off Site Article |
Slovenia, 2008 (abstract only). A comparison of two different PCR techniques and culture of the spirochete, and a call for standardization.
http://jcm.asm.org/cgi/content/abstract/46/10/3375
Topics: 2008, afzelii, Borrelia, borreliosis, burgdorferi, Cerar, Cimperman, culture, garinii, Lotric-Furlan, Lyme, neuroborreliosis, Ogrinc, PCR, Ruzic-Stabljic, Strle, test
Posted in categories abstract, journal, medical, Off Site Article |
CDC, Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2007. A description of the isolation of 4 species of Bartonella from dog saliva and blood. Includes table.
http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/13/12/1948.htm
Topics: 2007, Bartonella, bovis, Breitschwerdt, DNA, dog, Duncan, henselae, Maggi, PCR, quintana, vinsonii
Posted in categories government, journal, medical, Off Site Article |
Journal of Medical Entomology (abstract only). Study to determine the infection rates for Ixodes scapularis by multiple pathogens in different areas of the US through PCR analysis. Includes maps, tables.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18402145
Topics: 2008, anaplasma, Babesia, Borrelia, burgdorferi, Civitello, Clay, coinfection, epidemiology, Fuqua, gene, Grindle, Indiana, Ixodes, Maine, PCR, Pennsylvania, phagocytophilum, Pinger, rickettsia, scapularis, Steiner, tick, Vann, Wisconsin
Posted in categories abstract, journal, map, medical, Off Site Article, table |
Journal of Clinical Microbiology. This study examines the accuracy of the ELISA antibody test on patients with late stage Lyme disease. Includes tables.
http://jcm.asm.org/cgi/reprint/33/9/2260?view=long&pmid=7494012
Topics: 1995, antibody, blood, Borrelia, borreliosis, diagnosis, ELISA, Finland, Lyme, Marjamaki, Nikoskelainen, Oksi, PCR, test, Uksila, Viljanen
Posted in categories journal, Off Site Article, science, table |
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, audiovisual and transcript, 2002. Sigal discusses objective signs of Lyme disease, comparison with the bite of a brown recluse spider, habitat management, Lyme arthritis, and treatment.
http://www.hss.edu/conditions_14574.asp
Topics: 2002, arthritis, borreliosis, coinfection, diagnosis, ELISA, Lyme, PCR, prevention, Sigal, spider, symptom, test, western blot
Posted in categories audio, lecture, medical, Off Site Article, transcript, video |
Weill Cornell College of Medicine, 2001, audio and transcript. After a brief look at the history of Lyme, Bass discusses neuroborreliosis, its symptoms, testing strategies and challenges, and treatment.
http://www.hss.edu/professional-conditions_13468.asp
Topics: 2001, antibiotics, Bass, borreliosis, ceftriaxone, ELISA, encephalopathy, Europe, history, immune, IV, Lyme, meningitis, neuroborreliosis, PCR, persistence, symptom, test, treatment, US, western blot
Posted in categories audio, lecture, medical, Off Site Article, transcript, video |
This annotated bibliography is a medical journal review of articles that indicates the persistence of Borrelia burgdorferi after having been treated with antibiotics.
http://www.lymeinfo.net/medical/LDPersist.pdf
Topics: 2003, antibiotics, Borrelia, borreliosis, burgdorferi, chronic, Lyme, overview, PCR, persistence, relapse
Posted in categories Off Site Article, review, webpage |