infections
Brucellosis
Diagnosis of Brucellosis
Blood tests and culture of blood or other tissues to check for the bacteria Doctors take a sample of blood and send it to a laboratory to grow (culture) and identify the bacteria. Samples of bone marrow, obtained by Bone Marrow Examination , and cerebrospinal fluid (the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord), obtained by Doctors may use the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique, so that the bacteria can be detected more quickly. The PCR technique increases the amount of the bacteria's DNA in blood or other tissues. Usually, doctors also measure antibodies to the bacteria in blood. 