Seroprevalence of Brucellosis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infected Patients in Hamadan, Iran.
Osong Public Health Res Perspect
; 8(4): 282-288, 2017 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Brucellosis is a systemic disease with a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations. This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of brucellosis in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients in Hamadan Province in the west of Iran.METHODS:
A total of 157 HIV-infected patients were screened through standard serological tests, including Wright's test, Coombs' Wright test, and 2-mercaptoethanol Brucella agglutination test (2ME test), blood cultures in Castaneda media, and CD4 counting. Data were analyzed using Stata version 11.RESULTS:
Wright and Coombs' Wright tests were carried out, and only 5 (3.2%) patients had positive serological results. However, all patients had negative 2ME results, and blood cultures were negative for Brucella spp. Moreover, patients with positive serology and a mean CD4 count of 355.8 ± 203.11 cells/µL had no clinical manifestations of brucellosis, and, and the other patients had a mean CD4 count of 335.55 ± 261.71 cells/µL.CONCLUSION:
Results of this study showed that HIV infection is not a predisposing factor of acquiring brucellosis.
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Osong Public Health Res Perspect
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2017
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