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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Other Diagnostic Studies== | ==Other Diagnostic Studies== | ||
* Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) | * [[Polymerase chain reaction]] (PCR) | ||
** Although PCR may have some limited usefulness in the first few weeks.(0-3 weeks) | ** Although PCR may have some limited usefulness in the first few weeks.(0-3 weeks) | ||
* Direct fluorescent antibody (DFA) testing | * [[Direct fluorescent antibody]] (DFA) testing | ||
** It is inexpensive and provides rapid results | ** It is inexpensive and provides rapid results | ||
** It has poor sensitivity and specificity | ** It has poor sensitivity and specificity | ||
* Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) | * Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) | ||
** It is a DNA fingerprinting technique that may be useful for epidemiological purposes. | ** It is a [[DNA fingerprinting]] technique that may be useful for epidemiological purposes. |
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Overview
Other Diagnostic Studies
- Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
- Although PCR may have some limited usefulness in the first few weeks.(0-3 weeks)
- Direct fluorescent antibody (DFA) testing
- It is inexpensive and provides rapid results
- It has poor sensitivity and specificity
- Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE)
- It is a DNA fingerprinting technique that may be useful for epidemiological purposes.