Comparison between LightCycler Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Assay with Serum and PCR-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay with Whole Blood Samples for the Diagnosis of Human Brucellosis
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- 15 January 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 40 (2) , 260-264
- https://doi.org/10.1086/426818
Abstract
Background. To overcome some of the limitations of conventional microbiological techniques, polymerase chain reaction (PCR)—based assays have been proposed as a useful tool for the diagnosis of human brucellosis.Keywords
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