Borrelia burgdorferi Real-TM PCR Kit

Real Time Amplification kit test for the qualitative detection Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto, Borrelia afzelii, Borrelia garinii.

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Background

Lyme disease (LD) is a vector-borne, multisystem inflammatory disease caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdoferi sensu lato. It is transmitted to humans by infected ticks of the Ixodes genus. After entering the circulation, the organism invades the cutaneous, synovial, cardiac, and nervous system. Spirochetes have also been demonstrated histologically in bone marrow, the spleen, limph nodes, the liver, testes, and the placenta during early hematogenous dissemination.