[Brucellosis: a clinico-serological study in a rural health area].
We analyze retrospectively 132 cases of brucellosis evaluating the performance of diagnostic procedures, complications and serological and clinical evolution. We compare the 74 patients treated with streptomycin plus tetracycline versus the 41 patients treated with doxycycline plus rifampicin. The more outstanding results we find: a) Great sensibility of the rose bengal test; b) Higher relapse rate in the more severe cases (p less than 0.01); c) Good evolution with scarce relapse rate in both treatment groups; agglutination titers were lower at one year in the group treated with doxycycline plus rifampicin (p less than 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Both treatments showed good efficacy, controlled studies would be needed to determine the most adequate one.
Zancada Díaz de Entre-Sotos
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Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital del INSALUD Virgen del Puerto, Plasencia, Cáceres.
Roldán Montaud
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Fernández Ballesteros
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Jiménez Jiménez
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Agulla Budiño
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D000367:Age Factors; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D002002:Brucella / Q000276:immunology; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial
Brucelosis: estudio clinicoserológico en un área de salud rural.