Isolation of Brucella spp. from clinical specimens.
For recovery of brucellae from clinical specimens, a lysis-concentration procedure was superior to the procedure of Castañeda (M. R. Castañeda, Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 64:114-115, 1947).
D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002002:Brucella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans