title: The use of the conglutinating complement fixation test in the diagnosis of human brucellosis.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D003165:Complement System Proteins