title: Identification and in vitro antimicrobial susceptibility of Brucella species isolated from human brucellosis.
abstract: Brucellosis is a world-wide zoonotic disease with a major impact on the public health. Due to the high risk of laboratory acquired infection, limited laboratory investigations were performed on this organism, including detailed identification and susceptibility study. Brucella melitensis is the commonest aetiological agent for human brucellosis in this region. The in vitro susceptibility pattern against selected antimicrobial agents was assessed using E-test. All isolates were noted to be sensitive to all the antimicrobial agents tested except for rifampicin where elevated MIC > 1 μg/mL was noted in 30 out of 41 isolates tested.
authors.affiliation: Bacteriology Unit, Infectious Disease Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, 50588 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Rohaidah
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-4314-9177
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hashim
authors.affiliation: Bacteriology Unit, Infectious Disease Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, 50588 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Norazah
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-8727-4172
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.affiliation: Bacteriology Unit, Infectious Disease Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, 50588 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Jama'ayah
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mohamed Zahidi
authors.affiliation: Bacteriology Unit, Infectious Disease Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, 50588 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: B Y
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Tay
authors.affiliation: Bacteriology Unit, Infectious Disease Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, 50588 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Azura
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohd Noor
authors.affiliation: Bacteriology Unit, Infectious Disease Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, 50588 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Sakina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zainal
authors.affiliation: Bacteriology Unit, Infectious Disease Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, 50588 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Hazwani
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hamzah
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Unit, Department of Pathology, Hospital Pulau Pinang, Jalan Residensi, 10990 Georgetown, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Hamzah
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Unit, Medical Department, Jalan Residensi, 10990 Georgetown, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Chow
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Unit, Medical Department, Jalan Residensi, 10990 Georgetown, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Unit, Medical Department, Jalan Residensi, 10990 Georgetown, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Leong