Comparison of a novel test (ODAK brucella coombs gel test) with commonly used serological tests in human brucellosis

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dc.contributor.authorBorsa, Barış Ata
dc.contributor.authorAldağ, Mehmet Ersoy
dc.contributor.authorYılmaz, Meriç
dc.contributor.authorDalar, Zeynep Güngördü
dc.contributor.authorÖzalp, Veli Cengiz
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-15T12:37:25Z
dc.date.available2021-05-15T12:37:25Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.departmentTıp Fakültesien_US
dc.descriptionOzalp, Veli Cengiz/0000-0002-7659-5990; DALAR, Zeynep GUNGORDU/0000-0003-2177-4235
dc.description.abstractBackground: Since Brucellosis is difficult to diagnose based on clinical symptoms, the diagnosis mostly relies on the results of serological testing. ODAK Brucella Coombs Gel Test is a novel and rapid gel microcolumn agglutination test which is performed in microcolumns containing gel matrix and Coombs antibodies. In this study, we aimed to compare ODAK Brucella Coombs Gel Test with other commonly used serological tests. Methods: 150 blood samples of patients, preliminarily diagnosed as Brucellosis, were included in this study. Rose Bengal (RB), ODAK Brucella Coombs Gel Test (CGT), Brucellacapt (BCAP), and Standard Agglutination Test (SAT) were performed for all samples. Also, Coombs Agglutination Test (CAT) was performed for all SAT negative samples. 1/160 and above titers were accepted as positive result except RB which is a qualitative test. Results: 100 (67%) out of 150 samples were found positive by RB. All of the 50 RB negative samples were also found negative by SAT and CAT test. However, 2 (4%) and 7 (14%) of them were positive by CGT and BCAP tests, respectively. Additionally, among 100 RB positive samples, only 68, 77, and 87 were positive by SAT+CAT combination, CGT, and BCAP tests, respectively. Conclusions: Currently, CGT is the only rapid (< 1 hour) serological test in which Coombs antibodies are used. Our results showed that negative results of RB, as a screening test, are not reliable enough as compared to CGT. However, positive RBT results confirmed with SAT were almost always, in most of the cases with higher titers, positive with CGT and BCAP. On the other hand, even if SAT is found negative with RB positivity, samples still must be investigated with CAT, CGT or BCAP. Consequently, CGT may be used as a rapid screening test instead of RB and it furthermore has similar sensitivity with the other confirmation tests in which Coombs antibodies are used. Therefore, ODAK Brucella Coombs Gel Test seems to be a very useful diagnostic tool for Brucellosis.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.7754/Clin.Lab.2016.160120
dc.identifier.endpage1674en_US
dc.identifier.issn1433-6510
dc.identifier.issue9en_US
dc.identifier.pmid28164569
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85048780316
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage1671en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.7754/Clin.Lab.2016.160120
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12939/532
dc.identifier.volume62en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000383317300010
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.institutionauthorBorsa, Barış Ata
dc.institutionauthorDalar, Zeynep Güngördü
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherClin Lab Publen_US
dc.relation.ispartofClinical Laboratory
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectBrucellosisen_US
dc.subjectCoombs Gel Testen_US
dc.subjectSerological Diagnosisen_US
dc.titleComparison of a novel test (ODAK brucella coombs gel test) with commonly used serological tests in human brucellosis
dc.typeArticle

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