Comparison of standard agglutination tests, enzyme immunoassay, and Coombs gel test used in laboratory diagnosis of human brucellosis
Articles > Article · 2018
Authors: Emine Emel Kocman, Memnune Selda ERENSOY, Meltem TAŞBAKAN, Meltem ÇİÇEKLİOĞLU
TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2018, vol 48, pp 62-67
DOI: 10.3906/sag-1707-122
Summary
Background/aim: It was aimed to evaluate the results of Rose Bengal (RB), ELISA total tests (IgM and IgG), and the Brucella Coombs gel test (BCGT), which are used as screening tests, with the combined results of a tube agglutination test (standard Wright test: SWT) and a tube agglutination test with antihuman globulin (AHG TAT).