Laboratory diagnosis of human brucellosis in Egypt and persistence of the pathogen following treatment | Zendy

Ayman Marei | Zendy; Ghada Boghdadi | Zendy; Nahla Abdel-Hamed | Zendy; Rasha Hessin | Zendy; Theresia H. Abdoel | Zendy; Henk L. Smits | Zendy; Fayza Fathey | Zendy

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Laboratory diagnosis of human brucellosis in Egypt and persistence of the pathogen following treatment

Author(s) -

Ayman Marei,

Ghada Boghdadi,

Nahla Abdel-Hamed,

Rasha Hessin,

Theresia H. Abdoel,

Henk L. Smits,

Fayza Fathey

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.1538

Subject(s) - brucellosis , brucella , direct agglutination test , doxycycline , medicine , pathogen , clearance , virology , immunology , veterinary medicine , serology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , antibody , antibiotics , urology

Brucellosis is a major public health problem in Egypt. The Brucella IgM/IgG lateral flow assay was developed as a point-of-care test for the diagnosis of human brucellosis. The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic value of the lateral flow assay for use in Egypt.

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