Journal:
:iranian journal of microbiology
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masoomeh sofian tuberculosis and pediatric infectious research center, arak university of medical sciences, arak, iran.
leila safaeipour arak university of medical sciences, arak, iran.
arezoo aghakhani clinical research dept., pasteur institute of iran, tehran, iran.
mohammad reza sharif department of pediatrics, kashan university of medical sciences, kashan, iran.
mohammad banifazl iranian society for support of patients with infectious disease, tehran, iran.
alireza sharif department of infectious diseases, kashan university of medical sciences, kashan, iran.
background and objectives: brucellosis is a zoonotic disease and it’s still endemic in iran. there are some reports regarding brucellosis infection in family members sharing same risk factors and remain unrecognized. however , few studies on the importance of family screening are available. we aimed to screen household members of index cases with acute brucellosis for detecting additional unrec...
