Abstract
The sensitivity of the standard agglutination test (SAT) for detecting brucellosis was determined in 264 Israeli patients from whom a positive blood culture for Brucella melitensis and serology were obtained within±1 week. A SAT titer ≥1:160 had a diagnostic sensitivity of 91.7%, whereas raising the cutoff to ≥1:320, as recommended to decrease false-positive rates in endemic areas, reduced the sensitivity to 82.6%. Physicians working in regions endemic for brucellosis should be aware of the limitations of the SAT for detecting patients with the disease.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1599-1601 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Dec 2011 |
Keywords
- Bacteremia
- Human brucellosis
- Sensitivity
- Standard agglutination test
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology
- Infectious Diseases
- Virology