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Sensitive detection of Treponema pallidum DNA from the whole blood of patients with syphilis by the nested PCR assay

Cuini WangSTD Institute, Shanghai Skin Disease HospitalShanghaiChina

Yuanyuan ChengSTD Institute, Shanghai Skin Disease HospitalShanghaiChina

Biao LiuSchool of Laboratory Medicine, Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhouChina;Clinical Laboratory CenterHunan Children’s HospitalChangshaChina

Yuanyuan WangShanghai Skin Disease Hospital, Clinical School of Anhui Medical UniversityShanghaiChina

Weiming GongSTD Institute, Shanghai Skin Disease HospitalShanghaiChina

Yihong QianSTD Institute, Shanghai Skin Disease HospitalShanghaiChina

Zhifang GuanSTD Institute, Shanghai Skin Disease HospitalShanghaiChina

Haikong LuSTD Institute, Shanghai Skin Disease HospitalShanghaiChina

Xin GuSTD Institute, Shanghai Skin Disease HospitalShanghaiChina

Mei ShiSTD Institute, Shanghai Skin Disease HospitalShanghaiChina

Pingyu ZhouSTD Institute, Shanghai Skin Disease HospitalShanghaiChina;Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, Clinical School of Anhui Medical UniversityShanghaiChinaCorrespondence[email protected]

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Pages 1-7 | Received 27 Dec 2017, Accepted 03 Apr 2018, Published online: 09 May 2018

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