Expanding the Diagnostic Use of PCR in Leptospirosis: Improved Method for DNA Extraction from Blood Cultures

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Steen Villumsen,

Affiliation Department of Microbiological Surveillance and Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Rebecca Pedersen,

Current address: Department of Microbial Ecology and Animal Health, National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark

Affiliation Department of Microbiological Surveillance and Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Karen Angeliki Krogfelt,

Affiliation Department of Microbiological Surveillance and Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Jørgen Skov Jensen

* E-mail: jsj@ssi.dk

Affiliation Department of Microbiological Surveillance and Research, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
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