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Serological diagnosis of neurobrucellosis.
The presence of antibodies was determined in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid in six patients with neurobrucellosis using the Rose Bengal test, the microdilution agglutination test, and the Coombs' test. Four of the patients were followed up for more than three months. The Rose Bengal test and the microagglutination test were positive in cerebrospinal fluid in five of the six cases at some sta...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Pathology
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0021-9746
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.43.1.79