title: Sexually transmitted brucellosis in humans.
abstract: Sexual transmission of brucellosis has rarely been reported in humans. We describe 2 cases of probable sexual transmission of Brucella from husband to wife. In 1 case, orchidoepididimitis existed, whereas in the other case, the presence of Brucella in the semen in the absence of genital symptoms was demonstrated by polymerase chain reaction.
authors.affiliation: Center for Geographic Medicine and Department of Medicine C, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Eyal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Meltzer
authors.forename: Yechezkel
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sidi
authors.forename: Gill
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Smolen
authors.forename: Menachem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Banai
authors.forename: Svetlana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bardenstein
authors.forename: Eli
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002002:Brucella / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000635:transmission*; D004823:Epididymitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009920:Orchitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012661:Semen / Q000382:microbiology; D015231:Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial