title: An unusual etiology of PUO.
abstract: Infection with Brucella spp. continues to pose a human health risk globally despite strides in eradicating the disease from domestic animals. Brucellosis has been an emerging disease since the discovery of Brucella melitensis by Sir David Bruce in 1887. Although many countries have eradicated B. abortus from cattle, in some areas B. melitensis and B. suis have emerged as causes of this infection in cattle, leading to human infections. Currently B. melitensis remains the principal cause of human brucellosis worldwide including India.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi 110 060.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gogia
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dugga
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dutta
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D017347:Brucella melitensis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D002417:Cattle; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D008297:Male; D013307:Streptomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D004318:Doxycycline; D013307:Streptomycin