in endemic area the most challenging problem for brucellosis is to find a reliable diagnostic method. in this case-control study, we investigated the accuracy of elisa test for diagnosis of human brucellosis and determined the optimal cut-off value for elisa results in iran. the laboratory diagnosis of brucellosis was performed by blood isolation of brucella organism with a bactec 9240 system a...

background: brucellosis is one of the endemic and a zoonotic disease of the iran. science the rapid diagnosis and quick treatment are very important, selection of a sensitive and specific test solving this problem is of a great importance. the main aim of this study is comparison of routine serologic test with standard elisa test. materials and methods: in this survey, 176 suspected patients wi...

conclusions prominent musculoskeletal complaints (especially back pain) accompanied by constitutional symptoms such as fever, malaise and weight loss may be consistent with brucellosis. introduction species of bacteria brucellosis, which can infect humans, are brucella abortus, b melitensis, b. suis and rarely b. canis. case presentation a 71-year-old woman with severe pain in the limbs, especi...

Brucellosis is an urgent infectious disease of livestock and wild animals and the commonest human zoonosis. Diagnosis of brucellosis is rather complicated and it has to be obligatorily confirmed by laboratory testing. Direct bacteriological and molecular methods and indirect serological tests are used for brucellosis diagnostics. The choice of the diagnostic tools depends on the overall epidemi...

background : brucellosis is a major bacterial zoonosis of global importance with the causative organisms of gram-negative facultative intracellular pathogens. the aims of this study were to standardize two immunoelectrophoretic techniques, rocket and cross immunoelectrophoresis, and compare their results with other conventional serodiagnostic tests. methods : sera from 15 sheep, without any his...

abstract background brucellosis is endemic in iran, and is seen in all age groups, including children. its diagnosis in childhood needs a high index of suspicion. the diagnostic methods currently in use need evaluation for analytical performance. objective the present study tries to evaluate the hematological indices, serologic markers of inflammation and symptoms in patients suspected of bruce...

Here we wanted to investigate predictive value of neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in the diagnosis of brucellosis. Thirty-two brucellosis patients diagnosed with positive serum agglutination test and thirty-two randomized healthy subjects were enrolled in this study retrospectively. Result with ROC analyzes the baseline NLR and hemoglobin values were found ...

Brucellosis, originally known as a Malta fever or undulant fever, is a disease caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella that are host restricted and affect several mammalian species, including humans. It is a zoonosis widely distributed around the world, which causes great economic losses in farm animals due to abortion, the slaughter of infected animals, birth of weak animals, decrease in milk...

Brucellosis is an infectious disease that affects many organ systems. Osteoarticular involvement, especially spondylitis, is the most common complication of brucellosis, but psoas abscess is very rare. Serological tests at diagnosis of the disease are very valuable and most widely used. Herein, we report a case of psoas abscess secondary to brucellar spondylitis. In this case, interestingly, th...