title: Brucella canis peritonitis.
abstract: Although brucellosis is a common zoonotic disease worldwide, infection with Brucella canis is rare and often difficult to diagnose. We describe the clinical and epidemiological aspects of a case of B. canis peritonitis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, South Texas Veterans Healthcare System, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA, javeri@uthscsa.edu.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Javeri
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jamieson
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sehgal
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cadena
mesh_terms: D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D041002:Brucella canis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology