Brucella melitensis infection

IFN-gamma is a key cytokine controlling Brucella infection. One of its major function is the stimulation of Brucella-killing… (More)

Two different synergy testing methods, the checkerboard and the E test methods, were used to compare the in vitro efficacies of… (More)

Previously a Brucella protein named CP28, BP26, or Omp28 has been identified as an immunodominant antigen in infected cattle… (More)

After intranasal inoculation, Brucella melitensis chronically infects the mononuclear phagocyte system in BALB/c mice, but it… (More)

We carried out a prospective study of 530 patients older than 14 years of age with brucellosis. We describe the incidence and… (More)

We previously showed that a purE mutant (delta purE201) of Brucella melitensis 16M is attenuated for growth in cultured human… (More)

Five serological assays were evaluated for the diagnosis of brucellosis in goats: the rose bengal test (RBT), complement fixation… (More)

Several PCR assays which identify the genus Brucella but do not discriminate among species have been reported. We describe a PCR… (More)

A phenotypical analysis carried out by indirect immunofluorescence and two-color cytofluorometry showed that the number of… (More)

An outbreak of acute brucellosis infection was detected among the employees of a biologicals manufacturing laboratory located in… (More)