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* [[Direct fluorescent antibody]] (DFA) testing | * [[Direct fluorescent antibody]] (DFA) testing | ||
** DFA's positives include inexpensive cost and rapid results.<ref name = PMC85400>{{cite journal |vauthors=Miagkaia IP |title=[Antireticular cytotoxic serum as an agent for stimulating the immunity system] |language=Russian |journal=Zh. Mikrobiol. Epidemiol. Immunobiol. |volume= |issue=12 |pages=82–6 |year=1978 |pmid=85400 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ** DFA's positives include inexpensive cost and rapid results.<ref name = PMC85400>{{cite journal |vauthors=Miagkaia IP |title=[Antireticular cytotoxic serum as an agent for stimulating the immunity system] |language=Russian |journal=Zh. Mikrobiol. Epidemiol. Immunobiol. |volume= |issue=12 |pages=82–6 |year=1978 |pmid=85400 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
** DFA's drawbacks include poor sensitivity and specificity. | ** DFA's drawbacks include poor sensitivity and specificity.<ref name = PMC85400>{{cite journal |vauthors=Miagkaia IP |title=[Antireticular cytotoxic serum as an agent for stimulating the immunity system] |language=Russian |journal=Zh. Mikrobiol. Epidemiol. Immunobiol. |volume= |issue=12 |pages=82–6 |year=1978 |pmid=85400 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
* Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) | * Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) | ||
** It is a [[DNA fingerprinting]] technique that may be useful for epidemiological purposes. | ** It is a [[DNA fingerprinting]] technique that may be useful for epidemiological purposes. |
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- Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
- Direct fluorescent antibody (DFA) testing
- Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE)
- It is a DNA fingerprinting technique that may be useful for epidemiological purposes.