Poor performance of the rapid test for human brucellosis in health facilities in Kenya
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005508
Abstract: Human brucellosis is considered to be an important but typically under-diagnosed cause of febrile illness in many low and middle-income countries. In Kenya, and throughout East Africa, laboratory diagnosis for the disease is based primarily… read more here.
Keywords: human brucellosis; fbat; performance; test ... See more keywords
Human brucellosis in Baringo County, Kenya: Evaluating the diagnostic kits used and identifying infecting Brucella species
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269831
Abstract: Human brucellosis diagnosis has been a challenge in Brucella-endemic areas. In Kenya, diagnosis is usually carried out using Febrile Brucella Antigen agglutination test (FBAT) whose performance is not well documented. This paper reports on the… read more here.
Keywords: brucella species; human brucellosis; brucella; sensitivity specificity ... See more keywords