Amplification of Borrelia burgdorferi DNA in skin biopsies from patients with Lyme disease.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on November 01, 1991

Authors

W Melchers1, J Meis, P Rosa, E Claas, L Nohlmans, R Koopman, A Horrevorts, J Galama

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

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