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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsComparing of Routine 2 Mercaptoethanol (2ME) and Coombs Wright Plus 2MEKatayoun Haji Bagheri, Behzad Mohsenpour, Shahla AfrasiabianProblem statement: Serologic tests like Wright, Wright containing Anti-human globulin (Coombs Wright) and 2ME are the main methods of diagnosing brucellosis. The routine method of using Wright test and then performing 2ME is not enough sensitive to diagnose brucellosis. The goal of this study is to compare the results of routine 2ME with 2ME on serum containing antihuman globulin (Coombs … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 8, Issue 1 · 30 Jan 2012 · 9,342 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractIs Wright Test an Appropriate Screening Test for Diagnosis of Brucellosis?Behzad Mohsenpour, Shahla Afrasiabian, Katayoon Hajibagheri, Ebrahim GhaderiProblem statement: Diagnosis of brucellosis is generally based on culture, polymerase chain reaction and serology. The first two methods are not accessible in all parts of world and are expensive. The routine method for diagnosis of brucellosis is considering Wright test as the first screening test; if the results are Wright positive’ Wright would be the next choice otherwise 2ME … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 17 Sep 2011 · 16,762 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordAntimicrobial Susceptibility of Bloodstream Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus: Global Results from the Tigecycline Evaluation and Surveillance Trial, 2004-2008Daniel Amsterdam, Geoffrey Coombs, Michael DowzickyProblem statement: The Tigecycline Evaluation and Surveillance Trial (TEST) commenced in 2004 to monitor the activity of tigecycline, a new glycylcycline and numerous comparators against major hospital-and community-associated pathogens. In this report we examine the efficacy of tigecycline and comparators against isolates of Staphylococcus aureus collected from blood. Approach: Almost 4000 blood-derived isolates of Staphylococcus aureus were collected from participating … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 6, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2010 · 7,469 accessesView PDF Cite