Comparison of different PCR methods for detection of Brucella spp. in human blood samples

Polish Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-33

  Al Ajlan, Hisham H ^a   Ibrahim, Abdelnasser S S ^a   Al Salamah, Ali A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Brucella spp.; Brucellosis; Detection; PCR methods for detection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA EXTRACTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS;

EID: 79955443013     PISSN: 17331331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33073/pjm-2011-004     Document Type: Article

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