Revisiting Bartonella Digital ePCR and the Triple Draw Approach
This year Galaxy Diagnostics released Bartonella Digital ePCR™, which combines ddPCR technology with BAPGM™ enrichment to enhance direct detection of infection. Although replacing qPCR with ddPCR has increased the sensitivity of our ePCR™ platform, collecting samples on three different days (known as Triple Draw) is still the recommended approach for confirming a bartonellosis diagnosis. [...]