Comparison Of The Brucellacapt With Other Serological Tests Used For The Diagnosis Of Brucellosis

Aim: Many serological tests are used in the diagnosis and follow-up of Brucellosis. Those routinely used in laboratories are Rose Bengal Aglutination, Standart Tube Aglutination and ELISA anti-Brucella tests. In addition to these tests, available Brucellacapt (immuncapture) aglutination and coombs tests are also used in the diagnosis. In this study, Rose Bengal Aglutination, Standart Tube Aglutination, Brucellacapt and ELISA tests were aimed to be compared. Method: Sent from various clinics with the prediagnosis of Brucellosis, the samples of 71 patients were investigated in the study. These samples were investigated using Rose Bengal, Standart Tube Aglutination, Brucellacapt and ELISA (Brucella-IgM, Brucella-IgG) tests. Results: Fifty six positivity rates were determined with Rose Bengal Aglutination test (78.8 %), 30 with STA (42.2 %), 52 with Brucellacapt (73.2 %) and 58 with ELISA (81.6 %). Conclusion: It was considered that STA is unsatisfactory in the diagnosis of Brucellosis in the patients for whom no culture could be performed, when performed alone, and that Brucellacapt and/or ELISA tests are necessary to be used combinedly. However, in the follow-up of Brucellosis, it was also concluded that Brucellacapt is inappropriate; instead, the use of ELISA (IgM and IgG) tests will be more appopriate in the diagnosis of Brucellosis.