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Articles; Medical Biotechnology

Comparative evaluation of the Brucella Coombs gel test in laboratory diagnosis of human brucellosis

Mehmet KorogluDepartment of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey;Department of Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Sakarya University Research and Education Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey
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Ozlem Akkaya AydemirDepartment of Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Sakarya University Research and Education Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey
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Tayfur DemirayDepartment of Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Sakarya University Research and Education Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey
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Unal ErkorkmazDepartment of Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey
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Ahmet OzbekDepartment of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey;Department of Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Sakarya University Research and Education Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey
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Mustafa AltindisDepartment of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey;Department of Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Sakarya University Research and Education Hospital, Sakarya, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 970-975 | Received 22 Dec 2015, Accepted 14 May 2016, Published online: 16 Jun 2016

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