Borrelia burgdorferi DNA is undetectable by polymerase chain reaction in skin lesions of morphea, scleroderma, or lichen sclerosus et atrophicus of patients from North America

1995 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 617-620 ◽  
Author(s):  
William I Dillon ◽  
Ghassan M Saed ◽  
David P Fivenson
Keyword(s):  
Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
North America ◽  
Borrelia Burgdorferi ◽  
Lichen Sclerosus ◽  
Skin Lesions ◽  
Lichen Sclerosus Et Atrophicus ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Polymerase Chain

scholarly journals Human papillomavirus deoxyribonucleic acid may not be detected in non-genital benign papillomatous skin lesions by polymerase chain reaction

2014 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davoodi Kaveh ◽  
Ayatollahi Hossein ◽  
Ghanadan Alireza ◽  
Damavandi Maede ◽  
Aghazadeh Nessa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Human Papillomavirus ◽  
Deoxyribonucleic Acid ◽  
Skin Lesions ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Polymerase Chain

scholarly journals Detection of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis Agent and Borrelia Burgdorferi in Ticks by Polymerase Chain Reaction

1998 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yung-Fu Chang ◽  
Vesna Novosel ◽  
Chao-Fu Chang ◽  
Jong Bae Kim ◽  
Sang J. Shin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Borrelia Burgdorferi ◽  
Laboratory Diagnosis ◽  
Etiologic Agent ◽  
Ixodid Ticks ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis ◽  
Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis ◽  
Polymerase Chain

Adult ixodid ticks were collected from Westchester County, New York, and Ipswich, Massachusetts, to determine the presence of infection with a human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) agent by using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The presence of Borrelia burgdorferi in ticks collected from New York was also determined by PCR. Of the 229 ticks from New York and 47 ticks from Massachusetts, 9% (22/229) and 25% (12/47) of ticks contained HGE agent, respectively. Fifty-four percent (123/229) of the ticks collected from New York were B. burgdorferi positive; 4% (9/229) of these ticks contained both HGE agent and B. burgdorferi. This finding indicates that animals with Lyme borreliosis may be also exposed to the etiologic agent of HGE. More extensive laboratory diagnosis may be necessary when multiple tick-borne diseases are suspected in animals.

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