title: Brucellosis in central Anatolia: evaluation of complications and relapse.
abstract: Brucellosis is an infectious disease involving many organs and tissues. We investigated retrospectively the brucellosis cases at our hospital, in order to study the relationship between clinical, laboratory and therapy findings, and relapse rates. We found that relapse was related to a positive family history, living in a rural area and the presence of complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Eskisehir Yunus Emre State Hospital, Eskisehir, Turkey. hasannaz73@mynet.com
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Naz
authors.forename: Nevil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aykin
authors.forename: Figen
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cevik
authors.forename: Cengiz
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002002:Brucella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000188:drug therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents