Brucellosis in Nineveah province

During the period from August to December 1989, blood and/or synovial specimens of 175 patients from Ninevah Province, were cultured into Brain-Heart Infusion [Difco B37]. The patients comprised 64 males [36.6%] and 111 females [63.4%] with mean age of 30.3 +/- 15.7 years who showed positive agglutinin for brucella. Brucella has been isolated from 124 [70.9%] cases. On the bases of C02 requirement of the isolates, cultural and microscopical characteristics, biochemical tests, dye sensitivity and the growth on a special medium, the majority of the isolates [77.4%] gave the characteristics of Br. abortus. Results of the culture were discussed in relation to that of the serology and other factors

ASO titer in tuberculosis patients

Sera of 100 tuberculous patients, 73 males and 27 females, were investigated for ASO titer. ESR for each patient was also determined. This study indicates that tuberculous patients have higher mean titer 364.40 Todd units/ml than normal individuals 218.40 Todd units/mI. No significant difference in the mean ASO titer was observed in males and females, also no correlation between ASO titers and ESR was noticed