Application of polymerase chain reaction to detect Burkholderia pseudomallei and Brucella species in buffy coat from patients with febrile illness among rural and peri-urban population

Context: Melioidosis and Brucellosis are important endemic infections among people in India, especially in rural settings. Conventional detection techniques have several limitations. Only a few studies exist on the prevalence of Melioidosis and Brucellosis in rural area especially in India. Aim: We...

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Main Authors: Balaji Nandagopal, Sathish Sankar, Karthikeyan Lingesan, K C Appu, Gopalan Sridharan, Anilkumar Gopinathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Global Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.jgid.org/article.asp?issn=0974-777X;year=2012;volume=4;issue=1;spage=31;epage=37;aulast=Nandagopal