Serological investigation of brucella infection using a dipstick assay among individuals with unexplained fever in farming-pastoral areas of Xinjiang, China.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
; 107(4): 116079, 2023 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the brucellosis detection of the dipstick assay coated with LPS antigen from Brucella melitensis vaccine strain M5 compared with Rose Bengal test (RB) and serum agglutination test (SAT), and investigate the brucella infection with the dipstick assay among people with unexplained fever in farming-pastoral areas of Xinjiang, China.METHODS:
The dipstick assay was repeated to verify 130 positive and 200 negative serum samples, which had been confirmed by RB and SAT, for sensitivity and specificity analysis. Subsequently, 313 sera from people with unexplained fever in farming-pastoral areas including 6 counties in 3 regions where brucellosis is endemic and 200 sera from nonendemic city area (Urumqi City) in Xinjiang were detected with the dipstick assay for population infection rate survey.RESULTS:
Sensitivity and specificity was 100% and 97% respectively with dipstick assay compared with RB and SAT. The average positive rate of sera from people with unexplained fever from farming-pastoral areas in Xinjiang was 18.5% (58/313) and the highest was 22.5% (9/40).CONCLUSIONS:
The proportion of brucellosis infection among individuals with fever of unknown origin is relatively high in agricultural and pastoral areas of Xinjiang. The dipstick assay has a series of advantages such as low cost and fast speed, which make it suitable for the primary screening of high-risk populations.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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3_ND
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Brucella
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Brucelose
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article