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Table 3 Results of different methods for Brucella spp. diagnosis from blood samples in wild boars.

From: IS711-based real-time PCR assay as a tool for detection of Brucellaspp. in wild boars and comparison with bacterial isolation and serology

  

Positive samples detected

Equivocal samples

No resulta

Method

Total Samples

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

i-ELISA

199

11

5.5

6

3

  

c-ELISA

199

15

7.5

    

RBT

199

31

15.6

  

4

2

IS711 real-time PCR

199

27

13.6

  

9

4.5

  1. a The results could not be obtained for four samples tested with RBT due to strong haemolysis, and for nine samples tested with IS711 real-time PCR because of inhibition caused by their poor quality