Evaluation of PCR, culture and serology for the diagnosis of acute human brucellosis

Annals of Saudi Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 224-228

  Al Attas, R A ^a   Al Khalifa, M ^a   Al Qurashi, A R ^a   Badawy, M ^a   Al Gualy, N ^a  

^a Immunology Department   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; PCR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRUCELLOSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FEVER; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MACHINE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TUBE; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0034448945     PISSN: 02564947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2000.224     Document Type: Article

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