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| Title |
Polymerase chain reaction–based assays for the diagnosis of human brucellosis
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| Published in |
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, August 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12941-014-0031-7 |
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| Authors |
Ying Wang, Zhanli Wang, Yaxian Zhang, Liyun Bai, Yue Zhao, Chunfang Liu, An Ma, Hui Yu |
| Abstract |
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is an in vitro technique for the nucleic acid amplification, which is commonly used to diagnose infectious diseases. The use of PCR for pathogens detection, genotyping and quantification has some advantages, such as high sensitivity, high specificity, reproducibility and technical ease. Brucellosis is a common zoonosis caused by Brucella spp., which still remains as a major health problem in many developing countries around the world. The direct culture and immunohistochemistry can be used for detecting infection with Brucella spp. However, PCR has the potential to address limitations of these methods. PCR are now one of the most useful assays for the diagnosis in human brucellosis. The aim of this review was to summarize the main PCR techniques and their applications for diagnosis and follow-up of patients with brucellosis. Moreover, advantages or limitation of the different PCR methods as well as the evaluation of PCR results for treatment and follow-up of human brucellosis were also discussed. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 110 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Kenya | 1 | <1% |
| Norway | 1 | <1% |
| Qatar | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 106 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 20 | 18% |
| Researcher | 12 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 8 | 7% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 6% |
| Other | 29 | 26% |
| Unknown | 25 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 28 | 25% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 18 | 16% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 12 | 11% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 8% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 9 | 8% |
| Other | 4 | 4% |
| Unknown | 30 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 8. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 07 November 2022.
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