At one and two weeks after the completion of tick feeding, 4
mm skin biopsies were taken for PCR and culture.
Not exact matches
Skin biopsies (2
mm) were obtained from the advancing border of primary erythema migrans lesions, as described elsewhere [21].
Following appropriate ethical approval and patient consent, 8 -
mm skin punch
biopsies were obtained from volunteering patients attending Addenbrooke's Hospital (ethics reference no. 08 / H0311 / 201; R&D no.