title: Prevalence of antibody to Brucella species in butchers, slaughterers and others.
abstract: Brucellosis is being reported with increasing frequency in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Serum antibodies in high-risk and general populations help to define cut-off levels and can be used as a simple and rapid diagnostic tests in infected areas. We performed the rose Bengal test (RBT), serum agglutination test (SAT) and 2-mercaptoethanol (2ME) titre determination on 415 healthy individuals including butchers, slaughterers and others. Positive results were found by RBT, SAT titre (1:80) and 2ME titre > or = 1:20 in slaughterers (10%, 20% and 6% respectively), butchers (6%, 4% and 1% respectively) and the general population (1%, 2% and < 1% respectively). A single SAT titre > or = 1:80 in the presence of 2ME titre > or = 1:20 can be diagnostic in this region.
authors.affiliation: Professor Alborzi Clinical Microbiology Research Centre, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karimi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alborzi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rasooli
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Kadivar
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Nateghian
mesh_terms: D000003:Abattoirs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000372:Agglutination Tests; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D002002:Brucella / Q000276:immunology*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005516:Food Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology; D008623:Mercaptoethanol; D008875:Middle Aged; D008892:Milk / Q000382:microbiology; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012307:Risk Factors; D012395:Rose Bengal; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D012395:Rose Bengal; D008623:Mercaptoethanol