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Brucellosis – The Role of PCR in Diagnosis and Management

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Brucellosis is a classic bacterial zoonosis. Common Brucella species that are pathogenic in humans and their usual animal reservoirs include B. melitensis in sheep and goats, B. abortus in cattle, and B. suis in swine. The recent description of Brucella from marine mammals has extended its ecologic range.

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  1. Molecular Pathology Department, Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology, 134 Whitmore Street, Taringa, QLD, 4068, Australia

    Shane Byrne

  2. Public Health Microbiology, Forensic and Scientific Services, Clinical and Statewide Services Division, Queensland Health, PO Box 594, Archerfield, QLD, 4108, Australia

    John Bates

  3. Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology, Cnr WhitmoreSt & Seven Oaks St, Taringa, QLD, 4068, Australia

    Jennifer M. B. Robson

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Correspondence to Jennifer M. B. Robson .

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  1. Profitable Business Development, Sutherland NSW, 1499, Australia

    Margret Schuller

  2. Queensland Children's Medical Research I, Herston Road, Herston QLD, 4029, Australia

    Theo P. Sloots

  3. , ICPMR, CIDMLS, Westmead NSW, 2145, Australia

    Gregory S. James

  4. , Westmead Hospital, Centre for Infectious Diseases and Micro, Darcy Road, Westmead NSW, 2145, Australia

    Catriona L. Halliday

  5. , SEALS Microbiology Department, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick NSW, 2031, Australia

    Ian W.J. Carter

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Byrne, S., Bates, J., Robson, J.M.B. (2010). Brucellosis – The Role of PCR in Diagnosis and Management. In: Schuller, M., Sloots, T., James, G., Halliday, C., Carter, I. (eds) PCR for Clinical Microbiology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9039-3_10

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