Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for rapid diagnosis and its role in prevention of human brucellosis in Punjab, India

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 170-177

  Gemechu, Moti Yohannes ^a   Gill, Jatinder Paul Singh ^b   Arora, Anil Kumar ^b   Ghatak, Sandeep ^b   Singh, Dhirendra Kumar ^c  

^a JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b GURU ANGAD DEV VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Blood; Brucella; DNA extraction; Human brucellosis; India; PCR

Indexed keywords

OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CLINICAL LABORATORY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; FEVER; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC CODE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENICITY; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY;

EID: 79960185402     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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