2008, Cilt 38, Sayı 1, Sayfa(lar) 023-026 |
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Value of serological screening for brucellosis |
Esra Koçoğlu1, Oğuz Karabay2, Nevin İnce2 |
1Abant izzet Baysal Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Mikrobiyoloji ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji AD, Bolu. 2 Abant izzet Baysal Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji AD, Bolu. |
Keywords: Brucellosis, seroprevalence, screening |
In this study we investigated the presence of new cases by screening in a region after three patients living in the same region
diagnosed as brucellosis. The presence of brucella antibodies was searched by Rose Bengal test (RBT) and standart tobe
agglutination test (STA) from the blood of 67 individuals among the people over 15 years of age living in that region. Of the
investigated 67 participants, RBT was positive in 10 (15%) cases, and STA test was positive (≥1/160) in 8 (12%) individuals.
According to our results, many new cases may be detected by serologic screening in risky regions made after the diagnosis
of brusellosis in individuals living in that region.
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