title: Brucella suis Biovar 1 isolated from a hepatic abscess drainage.
abstract: Positive cultures from hepatic abscess drainage are extremely rare, and in this case the infection would have remained undiagnosed if Brucella suis had not been isolated. Failure to correctly diagnose this zoonosis delays patient treatment and is dangerous, as in this case that could have been a laboratory-acquired disease. This type of infection is preventable if proper safety protocols are established and followed.
authors.affiliation: Sanatorio San Martín, Venado Tuerto, Santa Fe, Argentina.
authors.forename: Daniel A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Agostinelli
authors.forename: Joaquin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sánchez de Bustamante
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grendene
authors.forename: Silvia M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Barbon
authors.forename: Sandra M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Ayala
authors.forename: Nidia E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Lucero
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D041021:Brucella suis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D004318:Doxycycline; D012293:Rifampin