The sensitivity and specificity of Brucella agglutination tests

Mert, Ali; Ozaras, Reşat; Tabak, ÖMER; Bilir, MUAMMER; Yilmaz, Mesut; Kurt, Celali; Ongoren, ŞENİZ; Tanriverdi, M; Ozturk, Recep

doi:10.1016/s0732-8893(03)00081-6

The sensitivity and specificity of Brucella agglutination tests

Mert A., Ozaras R., Tabak F., Bilir M., Yilmaz M., Kurt C., ...Daha Fazla

DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE, cilt.46, sa.4, ss.241-243, 2003 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 46 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2003
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0732-8893(03)00081-6
Dergi Adı: DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.241-243
Anahtar Kelimeler: Brucella agglutination test, sensitivity, specificity, BLOOD CULTURES, DIAGNOSIS
İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet

Özet

Brucellosis is a systemic infectious disease caused by Gram-negative bacilli, the genus Brucella, and clinical features are diverse. Therefore, several infectious and non-infectious diseases are considered in its differential diagnosis. In this study, we aimed to determine the positivity rate of Brucella agglutination tests in the culture-positive brucellosis and in diseases mimicking brucellosis clinically.