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Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, 2021 In an investigation of six anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody kits with different target antigen and methodology, each kit showed comparable performance. As false-positive reactions occurred independently with different kits, specificity increased to 100% when ...
Jae-Hoon Ko +9 more
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BMC Veterinary Research, 2020 Background Brucellosis is a zoonosis whose incidence is not declining worldwide despite the global effort to control the disease. Accurate and precise diagnosis is a crucial step in any prophylaxis program but single tests to unequivocally detect animals
Adriana Trotta +7 more
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Seroprevalence of Zika Virus in Wild African Green Monkeys and Baboons
mSphere, 2017 Zika virus (ZIKV) has recently spread through the Americas and has been associated with a range of health effects, including birth defects in children born to women infected during pregnancy. Although the natural reservoir of ZIKV remains poorly defined,
Connor R. Buechler +13 more
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Use of Two Reverse Transcriptases Eliminates False-Positive Results in Differential Display
BioTechniques, 1997 The selection of false-positive clones in differential display PCR (DDRT-PCR) represents a formidable drawback to this otherwise powerful technique of detecting subtle differences between cell types.
Ying-Ju Sung, Robert B. Denman
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Accounting for False Positive HIV Tests: Is Visceral Leishmaniasis Responsible? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Co-infection with HIV and visceral leishmaniasis is an important consideration in treatment of either disease in endemic areas. Diagnosis of HIV in resource-limited settings relies on rapid diagnostic tests used together in an algorithm.
Leslie Shanks +9 more
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Evaluation of Three Commercial Interferon-γ Assays in a Bovine Tuberculosis Free Population
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 The interferon-γ assay has been used worldwide as an ancillary test for the diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis (bTB). This study aimed to describe, based on the bTB-free status in Switzerland, the difference of applying a more stringent cutoff point of 0 ...
Giovanni Ghielmetti +6 more
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Research of the Real Time PCR method for detection and identification phytoplasmas on grapevine
RUDN Journal of Agronomy and Animal Industries, 2015 For the detection and identification of Candidatus Phytoplasma vitis Flavescence doree - the yellowing grape quarantine pest for the territory of Russia and Candidatus Phytoplasma solani Bois noir - pathogen of blackening crust grape was used one of the ...
G N Matyashova, V G Zaets
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Low risk of serological cross-reactivity between dengue and COVID-19 [PDF]
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2020 In the near future, the overlap of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and dengue epidemics is a concrete threat in tropical regions. Co-epidemics of COVID-19 and dengue could be an overwhelming challenge for health systems in low- and middle-income ...
Michele Spinicci +5 more
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Problems Encountered with Nested PCR to Diagnosis of Phytoplasmas
Majallah-i ḥifāẓat-i giyāhān, 2016 Introduction: Phytoplasmas are phytopathogenic bacteria without cell walls that can be found in plant phloem, have been found associated with numerous diseases of plants worldwide.
C. Moslemkhani +2 more
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Journal of Cutaneous Immunology and AllergyBackgroundPatch tests (PT) and/or lymphocyte transformation tests (LTT) are typically performed, when diagnosed with cutaneous adverse drug reactions (CADR). However, their positivity rates can vary depending on the rash type.
Tomomu Ishikawa +5 more
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