Introduction: The aim of this study is to evaluate the demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics treatment results pediatric patients followed up with diagnosis brucellosis in our clinic.Methods: Patients who were Kayseri Training Research Hospital, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Clinic between October 2016 December 2018 retrospectively analyzed.Results: A total 37 patients, 26 (70.3%...

conclusions while the crp value was in patients with acute brucellosis in the current study, the mpv, rdw and leukocyte counts were within the normal range. crp value remains the most valuable inflammatory marker in cases of acute brucellosis. results the follow-up within the year after treatment was examined. the values of age, gender, leukocyte count, c-reactive protein, rdw and mpv were reco...

BACKGROUND Brucellosis is an endemic disease in the country of Georgia. According to the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health of Georgia (NCDC), the average annual number of brucellosis cases was 161 during 2008-2012. However, the true number of cases is thought to be higher due to underreporting. The aim of this study was to provide current epidemiological and clinical informa...

Brucellosis is an endemic zoonotic disease in Saudi Arabia. Accurate diagnosis of brucellosis is made by the isolation of Brucella species, but this is achieved only in 40 to 70% of cases (4). Therefore, laboratory diagnosis of brucellosis is made by demonstration of high levels of Brucella antibodies with the standard agglutination test (SAT) (2). We conducted a study to monitor Brucella antib...

Brucella canis which is the main etiologic agent of brucellosis in dogs, can be transmitted to man. It causes mild or asymptomatic infection in human compared with other Brucella species. B.canis can be transmitted to man either by laboratory accidents or contact with infected dogs. Since B.canis infections in humans are not routinely investigated in hospitals in Turkey, the data are limited to...

BACKGROUND Brucellosis affects human populations in many developing countries including the Middle East, and Latin America where it is still endemic. It has been prevalent in Jordan for years, where 7842 cases of human brucellosis were registered at the Ministry of Health during 10 year-period. This study was initiated by the recent increase in the number of human cases diagnosed in a rural are...

INTRODUCTION Brucellosis is a zoonotic infectious disease that remains endemic in developing countries. The purpose of this study is to emphasize the need for considering brucellosis as a diagnosis, since this disease has a high risk of complications among young patients when not treated appropriately. METHODOLOGY A total of 88 brucellosis cases with blood cultures that were positive for the ...

Objective: To report a very rare form of brucellosis presenting with hypothermia and pneumonia. Clinical Presentation and Intervention: A 41-year-old male shepherd presented with a depressed level of consciousness. Clinically, his rectal temperature was 29.5 ° C, and he was cold, apathetic, hyporeflexic, and hypotensive, with atrial fibrillation. He had clinical and radiological evidence of bil...

Objective: To report a very rare form of brucellosis presenting with hypothermia and pneumonia. Clinical Presentation and Intervention: A 41-year-old male shepherd presented with a depressed level of consciousness. Clinically, his rectal temperature was 29.5 ° C, and he was cold, apathetic, hyporeflexic, and hypotensive, with atrial fibrillation. He had clinical and radiological evidence of bil...