Prevalence of Brucella spp in humans

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Catharina De Paula Oliveira Cavalcanti Soares¹  José Andreey Almeida Teles¹  Aldenir Feitosa Dos Santos¹  Stemberg Oliveira Firmino Silva¹  Maria Vilma Rocha Andrade Cruz¹  Francisco Feliciano Da Silva-júnior¹ 

关键词: Brucellosis;    Prevalence;    Human;    Zoonosis;    Brucelose;    Prevalência;    Humanos;    Zoonoses;    Brucelosis;    Prevalencia;    Humano;    Zoonosis;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0104-1169.0350.2632

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Objective: to determine the seroprevalence of Brucella spp in humans.Method: this is an observational study, developed with 455 individuals between 18 and 64 years old, who use the Estratégia de Saúde da Família (Brazil's family health strategy). The serum samples of volunteers underwent buffered acid antigen tests, such as screening, agar gel immunodiffusion and slow seroagglutination test in tubes and 2-Mercaptoethanol.Results: among the samples, 1.98% has responded to buffered-acid antigen, 2.85% to agar gel immunodiffusion test and 1.54% to the slow seroagglutination tests on tubes/2-Mercaptoethanol. The prevalence of Brucella spp was 4.4%, represented by the last two tests.Conclusion: the results of this research suggest that the studied population is exposed to Brucella spp infection.

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