Sero-prevalence of brucellosis among blood donors in Ahvaz,Southwest Iran |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Health Research Institute, Infectious and Tropical Disease Research Center, Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran;2. General Physician, Khuzestan Regional Blood Transfusion Center, Ahvaz, Iran;3. Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran;1. Centro de Laboratório Regional de Ribeirão Preto, Instituto Adolfo Lutz, Núcleo de Ciências Químicas e Bromatológicas, Rua Minas, 877, CEP 14085-410 Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil;2. Banco de Leite Humano do Hospital das Clínicas “Enfermeira Anália Ribeiro Heck” – Hospital das Clinicas – USP-RP, Av Santa Luzia, 387, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil;3. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Office of Regulatory Science, Division of Bioanalytical Chemistry, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD, USA;1. Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA;2. Bouvé College of Health Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA;3. Department of Neurology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China;4. Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA;1. Department of Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Deputy of Health, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran;2. Razi Herbal Medicines Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Science, Khorramabad, Iran;3. Aligoudarz health network, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Aligoudarz, Iran;4. Skin Disease and Leishmaniasis Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran;1. Accelmed, Herzliya Pituach, 46120, Israel;2. Abba Eban international diplomacy, Interdisciplinary Center, Hertzliya, Israel;3. Urology Division, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel |
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| Abstract: | ObjectiveTo identify sero-prevalence of brucellosis among blood donors in Ahvaz city, Southwest Iran.MethodsA total number of 1 450 serum samples from blood donation were collected and were screened for the presence of brucella antibody. Rose Bengal Plate Test, Standard Agglutination Test (SAT), and 2-mercaptoethanol (2ME) agglutination were tested in the sample. SAT dilution ≥1/80 and 2ME agglutination ≥1/40 were considered positive.ResultsSero-prevalence of brucellosis among the blood donors was 0.70%, 0.34%, and 0.20% by Rose Bengal Plate Test, SAT, and 2ME respectively.ConclusionsConsidering the 1/80 titer of SAT as the criteria of contamination with brucella, routine screening of sero-prevalence of brucella in blood donors is not recommended in this area. |
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| Keywords: | Sero-prevalence Brucellosis Blood donors Ahvaz |
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