2002, Cilt 18, Sayı 3-4, Sayfa(lar) 063-066
Serum Selenium Levels in Brucellosis
Zeki Aras1, Uçkun Sait Uçan2
1Ladikli Mah. Genelge Sk. No:16 Meram, KONYA
2Selçuk Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi, Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, KONYA
Keywords: Selenium, Brucellosis
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In this study. 29 human serum samples from Van (Başkale) province and 12 cattle serum samples from Konya were used. Titer determination ol brucella positive serum samples was carried out using Serum Agglutination Tesl pre-ceeded by Rose Bengal Plale Test. Serum trace element concentrations were determined by ICP-AES, There were significant differences between serum selenium levels of the healthy and diseased human as well as cattle. Serum Selenium levels in healthy groups of human and Cattle were found 59.85 + 1.94 mg/L ve 2 .58 + 0.25 mg/L, respectively while corresponding levels in the diseased groups 36.18+ 1.94 mg/L and 1.35 ±0.12 mg/L (p<0.05).