伤寒和布鲁菌病常引起血液感染。血及骨髓培养是最准确的诊断方法,在许多发展中国家,这两种疾病的诊断常凭临床表现和经验。血清学试验常被作为一种诊断工具,但肥达反应和布鲁菌试管凝集试验的敏感性和特异性都不太令人满意。作者在埃及用荷兰皇家热带研究所(RTI)的血清学试剂条试验及评估其诊断布鲁菌病和伤寒病的价值。 Typhoid and brucellosis often cause blood infections. Blood and bone marrow culture are the most accurate diagnostic methods and in many developing countries, the diagnosis of both diseases is often based on clinical findings and experience. Serological tests are often used as a diagnostic tool, but the sensitivity and specificity of the Widal reaction and Brucella tube agglutination test are less than satisfactory. The authors tested the serological test strips of the Royal Institute of Tropical Medicine (RTI) in Egypt and evaluated the value of their diagnosis for brucellosis and typhoid fever.