Diagnosis of human brucellosis in Egypt by polymerase chain reaction

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1068-1074

  El Kholy, A A ^a   Gomaa, H E ^b   El Anany, M G ^a   Abd El Rasheed, E ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; PRIMER DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BRUCELLOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA EXTRACTION; EGYPT; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY;

EID: 73249144284     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2009.15.5.1068     Document Type: Article

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