Field-based PCR for rapid diagnosis of cutaneous anthrax in the deployed setting using the joint biological agent identification and diagnostic system.
| Autor: | Pace, Sarah, Steigelman, Daniel, Norton, Scott A, Krivda, Stephen |
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| Zdroj: | Military Medicine; August 2013, Vol. 178 Issue: 8 pe944-e947, 4p |
| Abstrakt: | Anthrax is occasionally encountered by U.S. military physicians in the deployed setting, where limited resources make it difficult to obtain laboratory confirmation. We present a case of cutaneous anthrax diagnosed using a ruggedized polymerase chain reaction device in austere combat conditions. |
| Databáze: | Supplemental Index |
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