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| Title |
Sensitive multiplex PCR assay to differentiate Lyme spirochetes and emerging pathogens Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Babesia microti
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Microbiology, December 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2180-13-295 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Kamfai Chan, Salvatore AE Marras, Nikhat Parveen |
| Abstract |
The infection with Borrelia burgdorferi can result in acute to chronic Lyme disease. In addition, coinfection with tick-borne pathogens, Babesia species and Anaplasma phagocytophilum has been increasing in endemic regions of the USA and Europe. The currently used serological diagnostic tests are often difficult to interpret and, moreover, antibodies against the pathogens persist for a long time making it difficult to confirm the cure of the disease. In addition, these tests cannot be used for diagnosis of early disease state before the adaptive immune response is established. Since nucleic acids of the pathogens do not persist after the cure, DNA-based diagnostic tests are becoming highly useful for detecting infectious diseases. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 5 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 20% |
| Ireland | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 3 | 60% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 80% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 86 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | 3 | 3% |
| Japan | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 82 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 28 | 33% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 8% |
| Other | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 17 | 20% |
| Unknown | 12 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 26 | 30% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 10 | 12% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 10 | 12% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 10% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 10% |
| Other | 9 | 10% |
| Unknown | 13 | 15% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 7. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 April 2018.
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#4,160,532
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Outputs from BMC Microbiology
#451
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#49,932
of 306,076 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Microbiology
#18
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So far Altmetric has tracked 3,175 research outputs from this source. They receive a mean Attention Score of 4.1. This one has done well, scoring higher than 85% of its peers.
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