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Table 1 Reactivity of Brucella antibody or antigen in brucellosis patients

From: Detection of Brucellae in peripheral blood mononuclear cells for monitoring therapeutic efficacy of brucellosis infection

 

Reactive

Number (%)

IFS

+ (%)

- (%)

Patient number

 

154 (100)

106 (68.8)

48 (31.2)

RBPT

+

92 (59.7)

66 (42.8)

26 (16.9)

62 (40.3)

40 (26)

22 (14.3)

SAT

+

126 (81.8)

87 (56.5)

39 (25.3)

28 (18.1)

19 (12.3)

9 (5.8)

ELISA

+

148 (96.1)

103 (66.9)

45 (29.2)

6 (3.8)

3 (1.9)

3 (1.9)

Totala

+

151 (98)

104 (67.5)

47 (30.5)

3 (1.9)

2 (1.3)

1 (0.6)

Bacterial Culture

+

5 (3.2)

4 (2.6)

1 (0.6)

149 (96.8)

102 (66.3)

47 (30.5)

  1. aCompiled results of three serological testing methods and IFS