Brucellosis in central Anatolia: evaluation of complications and relapse.
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.
Naz
Hasan
H
Department of Infectious Diseases, Eskisehir Yunus Emre State Hospital, Eskisehir, Turkey. hasannaz73@mynet.com
Aykin
Nevil
N
Cevik
Figen
F
Bal
Cengiz
C
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
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents