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
Author(s) -
María Isabel QueipoOrtuño,
Juan Colmenero,
Gabriela Baeza,
Pilar Morata
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1086/426818
Subject(s) - brucella , polymerase chain reaction , brucellosis , real time polymerase chain reaction , medicine , whole blood , virology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , gene , biochemistry
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.
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