NotesQuantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction improves conventional microbiological diagnosis in an outbreak of brucellosis due to ingestion of unpasteurized goat cheese☆,☆☆
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Funding: This work received financial support from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), F.I.S (grant PI06/0495) and the Consejería de Innovación Ciencia y Empresa (grants CTS-276 and P-08 CTS 3969), both of the Junta de Andalucía (Spain).
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Potential conflicts of interest: All authors read and approved the final manuscript.