A new real-time PCR assay for improved detection of the parasite Babesia microti.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on December 14, 2011

Authors

Allen E Teal1, Andrea Habura, Jill Ennis, Janet S Keithly, Susan Madison-Antenucci

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Infectious Diseases, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany New York, USA.

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