Prevalence of antibody to Brucella in asymptomatic well individuals in Saudi Arabia.
Two populations of asymptomatic well individuals resident in central Saudi Arabia were tested for antibody to brucella antigen. A relatively high prevalence of antibody (as measured by the standard agglutination test) was found in both populations. A much lower prevalence of antibody was demonstrated by the 2-mercaptoethanol test in these populations. There follows a discussion of the utility of brucella serological tests in developing countries in which the disease is endemic.
Cooper
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Department of Community Medicine, University of Sydney, Croydon, NSW, Australia.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000372:Agglutination Tests; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D002002:Brucella / Q000276:immunology*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008623:Mercaptoethanol; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D008623:Mercaptoethanol