Evaluation and importance of selected microbiological methods in the diagnosis of human brucellosis

Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 198-203

  Šiširak, Maida ^a   Hukić, Mirsada ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO   (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Author keywords

Brucella spp.; Brucellosis; Laboratory diagnosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; FLUORESCENT DYE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; ROSE BENGAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRUCELLOSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BRUCELLOSIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROSE BENGAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349916507     PISSN: 15128601     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17305/bjbms.2009.2806     Document Type: Article

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