الفهرس 
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Abstract
The study was done to evaluate PCR assay in comparison to conventional methods in the diagnosis of human brucellosis Patients and methods A total of 75 patients finally diagnosed as brucellosis were selected from 150 patients with clinically diagnosed brucellosis admitted to Menouf Fever Hospital, Menoufiya Governorate in the period from July 2007 to September 2009.Patients and control subjects were classified into the following groups Group I (Patients group): was subdivided into 3 subgroups according to duration of disease Group Ia: composed of twenty five patients with acute brucellosis Group Ib: composed of twenty five patients with subacute brucellosis Group Ic: composed of twenty five patients with chronic brucellosis Group II (Control group) : comprised twenty five persons of matched age and sex all were from asymptomatic occupationally exposed persons, all of them had a negative history of brucellosis Al patients and control groups were subjected to the following Thorough history and clinical examination, laboratory investigations including complete urine analysis and stool analysis, complete blood count, ESR and CRP, liver function tests, tuberculin test and hepatitis viral markers (when indicated), Rose Bengal slide agglutination test rapid slide titration test, tube agglutination test for brucellosis,2ME