Evaluation of dipstick serologic tests for diagnosis of brucellosis and typhoid Fever in egypt.
Two dipstick assays for the detection of Brucella- and typhoid-specific immunoglobulin M, recently developed by the Royal Tropical Institute of The Netherlands, were evaluated by use of 85 plasma samples from Egyptian patients. Both dipsticks were simple and accurate rapid diagnostic assays, and they can be useful adjuncts for the diagnosis of typhoid fever and brucellosis.
U.S. Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt. IsmailT@namru3.med.navy.mil
Tharwat F
TF
Ismail
Henk
H
Smits
Momtaz O
MO
Wasfy
Joseph L
JL
Malone
Moustafa A
MA
Fadeel
Frank
F
Mahoney
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D002002:Brucella / Q000276:immunology; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004534:Egypt; D006801:Humans; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D011934:Reagent Strips; D012485:Salmonella typhi / Q000276:immunology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012698:Serologic Tests; D014435:Typhoid Fever / Q000175:diagnosis*
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D011934:Reagent Strips