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Revista argentina de microbiología
versión impresa ISSN 0325-7541versión On-line ISSN 1851-7617
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LAVARONI, O. et al. Assessment of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to diagnose brucellosis in a Brucella infected herd. Rev. argent. microbiol. [online]. 2004, vol.36, n.3, pp.101-106. ISSN 0325-7541.
The diagnosis of bovine brucellosis using PCR in blood and milk samples from two dairy herds were compared to in vitro isolation, complement fixation test (CF), competitive ELISA (C-ELISA) in serum, and indirect ELISA (I-ELISA) in milk. Samples were obtained from 99 cows vaccinated with Brucella abortus strain 19, from a naturally infected herd (A), whose cows were also vaccinated with B. abortus strain RB51 as adults, and 100 from brucellosis free herd (B). In herd A, PCR identified 14 B. abortus infected cows: nine infected with wild type, and five with wild type and RB51, B. abortus S 19 was not identified. B. abortus biotype 1 was isolated from one cow. All cows infected with a wild strain of B. abortus were positive in serologic tests. Brucella was not found in herd B using PCR. Serological test showed 100% sensitivity related to PCR. The specificity for CF, C-ELISA and I-ELISA was 100%, 99% and 95% respectively. PCR could be useful to identify Brucella biotypes and to complement serologic tests.
Palabras clave : Diagnosis; Brucella; PCR; complement fixation test; ELISA; Brucellosis.