The use of the conglutinating complement fixation test in the diagnosis of human brucellosis.
The conglutinating complement fixation test was compared with the haemolytic complement fixation test for the detection of brucella antibodies in human sera. Conglutinating-complement-fixation antibodies were detectable during the early stages of acute brucellosis and persisted for approximately 1 year after the infection.
D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002003:Brucella abortus / Q000276:immunology*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002417:Cattle / Q000276:immunology; D003168:Complement Fixation Tests; D003165:Complement System Proteins; D004912:Erythrocytes; D006168:Guinea Pigs / Q000276:immunology; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D011817:Rabbits; D012756:Sheep; D013552:Swine / Q000276:immunology; D013997:Time Factors
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D003165:Complement System Proteins