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The role of the serum tube agglutination test in the monitoring of human brucellosis: evaluation of post-treatment SAT titers
Copur, Betul; Pasa, Ozgur.
  • Copur, Betul; Haseki Training and Research Hospital. Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology. Istanbul. TR
  • Pasa, Ozgur; Bitlis Tatvan State Hospital. Department of Clinical Microbiology. Bitlis. TR
Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992, Impr.) ; 68(9): 1234-1239, Sept. 2022. tab
Artículo en Inglés | LILACS-Express | LILACS | ID: biblio-1406641
ABSTRACT
SUMMARY

OBJECTIVE:

Positive results of the serum tube agglutination test that persist after treatment may be interpreted by clinicians as treatment failures. Therefore, our study examined the value of serum tube agglutination test in demonstrating treatment success.

METHODS:

In this retrospective study conducted at a single center, the pre- and post-treatment serum tube agglutination test titers of patients diagnosed with brucellosis were compared.

RESULTS:

The end-of-treatment serum tube agglutination test titer was negative in 24 (18%) of 139 patients diagnosed with brucellosis. The most common complaints of the patients were fever (78.4%), chills (88.5%), sweating (84.9%), anorexia (79.1%), and arthralgia (63.3%). The rate of positive blood culture before the treatment was 68.3%. The absence of fever (p=0.005) and arthralgia (p=0.024) and the pretreatment serum tube agglutination test titer of <1/160 (p=0.014) were significant markers of serological cure.

CONCLUSION:

Although serum tube agglutination test is an effective and very successful test in the diagnosis of brucellosis, our study shows that serum tube agglutination test is not useful in demonstrating the treatment success of human brucellosis in the early post-treatment period.


Texto completo: Disponible Índice: LILACS (Américas) Tipo de estudio: Estudio observacional Idioma: Inglés Revista: Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992, Impr.) Asunto de la revista: Educa‡Æo em Sa£de / GestÆo do Conhecimento para a Pesquisa em Sa£de / Medicina Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Artículo / Documento de proyecto País de afiliación: Turquía Institución/País de afiliación: Bitlis Tatvan State Hospital/TR / Haseki Training and Research Hospital/TR

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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: LILACS (Américas) Tipo de estudio: Estudio observacional Idioma: Inglés Revista: Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992, Impr.) Asunto de la revista: Educa‡Æo em Sa£de / GestÆo do Conhecimento para a Pesquisa em Sa£de / Medicina Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Artículo / Documento de proyecto País de afiliación: Turquía Institución/País de afiliación: Bitlis Tatvan State Hospital/TR / Haseki Training and Research Hospital/TR