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The aim of this study was to adapt a <jats:italic>B. bacilliformis<\/jats:italic>-specific real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for use with dried blood spots (DBS) as a sampling method and assess its performance and use for the diagnosis and surveillance of acute <jats:italic>Bartonella<\/jats:italic> infection. Only two of 65 children (3%) that participated in this study had positive blood smears for <jats:italic>B. bacilliformis<\/jats:italic>, whereas 16 (including these two) were positive by PCR performed on DBS samples (24.6%). The use of DBS in combination with <jats:italic>B. bacilliformis<\/jats:italic>-specific PCR could be a useful tool for public health in identifying and monitoring outbreaks of infection and designing control programs to reduce the burden of this life-threatening illness.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4269\/ajtmh.13-0246","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2013,9,17]],"date-time":"2013-09-17T04:35:59Z","timestamp":1379392559000},"page":"988-990","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["Dried Blood Spots for qPCR Diagnosis of Acute Bartonella bacilliformis Infection"],"prefix":"10.4269","volume":"89","author":[{"given":"Pieter W.","family":"Smit","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Rosanna W.","family":"Peeling","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Patricia 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