Abstract
We performed a retrospective review of 23,777 specimens tested by our Lyme real-time polymerase chain reaction assay to determine the percent positive rates by specimen source. The percent positive rates were highest in synovial fluid (6.4%) and tissue (6.5%), and lowest in blood (0.1%) and cerebrospinal fluid (0.09%).
Original language | English (US) |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 464-466 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease |
Volume | 62 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2008 |
Keywords
- Blood
- Cerebrospinal fluid
- Lyme
- PCR
- Synovial fluid
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases