A comparative study of agglutination tests, blood culture & ELISA in the laboratory diagnosis of human brucellosis a b c d e d e

McDevitt, D. G. (1970). Brit. J. industr. Med., 27, 67-71. Ampicillin in the treatment of brucellosis: A controlled therapeutic trial. A controlled therapeutic trial has been carried out with ampicillin in the treatment of brucellosis. Sixty-eight people, veterinary surgeons or their unqualified assistants, with serological evidence of brucella antibodies measured by the antihuman globulin (Coo...

INTRODUCTION Brucellosis is a systemic infectious disease which is still a challenging medical problem in rural areas such as northern China. It rarely occurs in urban areas such as Shenzhen in southern China. Osteoarticular involvements are frequently seen in brucellosis, and rarely is arthritis the only clinical presentation. We report a case of hip septic arthritis caused by Brucella meliten...

Brucellosis is a zoonotic infection that poses threat to both human and animal health. The aim of this study investigate the publication trends in research on canine brucellosis determine changes general characteristics disease throughout history using bibliometric analysis. For reason, we conducted analysis 316 articles published Scopus Web Science (WoS) databases from 1980 2022. was performed...

Brucellosis in Britain is usually caused by Brucella abortus and mainly affects those in direct contact with cattle or their unpasteurised milk products.1 2 Bone and joint brucellosis constitutes about 9° of brucellosis infections and the spine is the commonest site of skeletal infection.1 3Brucellar spondylitis most often presents with back pain and leg pain, resembling an intervertebral disc ...

BACKGROUND Brucellosis is one of the important multi-organ zoonotic infectious diseases. The forms of the clinical course of brucellosis in humans are acute, sub-acute and chronic. OBJECTIVES The present study aimed to retrospectively analyze the clinical characteristics and complications in the clinical forms of human brucellosis in Iran. PATIENTS AND METHODS The population included 957 pa...

A cross-sectional seroprevalence study was conducted on cattle in the North and Adamawa Regions of Cameroon to investigate the status of bovine brucellosis and identify potential risk factors. The diagnosis was carried out using the Rose Bengal Plate test (RBPT) and indirect ELISA (i-ELISA), while questionnaires were used to evaluate risk factors for bovine brucellosis in cattle. The Bayesian a...

INTRODUCTION The diagnostic difficulties of brucellosis makes the evaluation of new diagnostic tests necessary. OBJECTIVES Evaluation of different commercial tests in the serological diagnosis of brucellosis by ELISA and immunocapture antibodies in a clinical series of patients with brucellosis of the Health Network of the Catholic University of Chile. METHODS All the serums received in the...

Brucella, a genus of Gram-negative bacteria is the causative agent of brucellosis. The disease, which can affect many organs and systems, is a major public health issue in developing countries where animal husbandry is a common practice. Brucellosis can involve almost any organ system, such as joint, heart, kidney, and particularly the reticuloendothelial system. Although respiratory system inv...

Brucellosis is a systemic infectious disease that leads to various clinical pictures and is still a significant health problem in Turkey. In this study, 52 pediatric patients diagnosed with brucellosis between January 2008 and December 2013 were examined. Clinical and laboratory findings, response to treatment, prognosis and complications were evaluated. Diagnosis of brucellosis was made based ...