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swati_chhavi asked in Science & MathematicsBiology · 1 decade ago

Give two examples each of bacterial and viral diseases where PCR is used as diagnostic tool.?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    viral disease - Human Cytomegalovirus, norovirus, dengue fever,

    bacterial - Neisseria gonorrhoea, Chlamydia infections,

  • greek_girl_25
    1 decade ago

    well, right now i can only think of 2-3 viral very common cases, where PCR is used: HIV, HPV, SARS.

    are there bacterial diseases that can only be diagnosed by PCR?because u can always use classic microbiological techniques for that.

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