Seroprevalence of brucellosis in Kashmir (India) among patients with pyrexia of unknown origin.
Over a period of 5 years from 1992 to 1997 a total of 3,532 patients of pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO) were subjected to Wright's tube agglutination test for brucellosis. Of the 3,532 patients tested, 28 (0.8%) were found seropositive for brucellosis. Males outnumbered females by a ratio of 3:1. Whereas the seroprevalence among males clearly was age-related, the seroprevalence among women was not. The highest number (43%) of positive males belonged to the age group 21-30 years. The majority of patients had titres of 1:160 or 1:256, high titres of 1:512 and 1:1024 were found in 21.4% patients.
Kadri
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Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Srinagar.
Rukhsana
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Laharwal
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Tanvir
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D002002:Brucella / Q000276:immunology; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D003906:Developing Countries; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial