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ArticleFolia microbiologica2020

Optimization and validation of a real-time polymerase chain reaction protocol for the diagnosis of human brucellosis.

Hasan Zeybek, Ziya Cibali Acikgoz, Tuba Dal, Rıza Durmaz

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Article in Folia microbiologica, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Hasan ZeybekFaculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Turkey.
Ziya Cibali AcikgozFaculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Turkey.
Tuba DalFaculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Turkey.
Rıza DurmazFaculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Turkey. rdurmaz@ybu.edu.tr.

Funding

Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Research Foundation 4759
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Due to limitations in commercial diagnostic methods, this study aimed to develop a reliable real-time polymerase chain reaction (Rt-PCR) assay for early diagnosis of brucellosis. Optimization of the Rt-PCR method was performed on serum samples spiked by Brucella melitensis with different densities ranging from 10

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Brucella melitensisBrucellosisHumansReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionSensitivity and Specificity

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