title: First Case of Human Brucellosis Caused by Brucella melitensis in Korea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyeong Nyeon
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. dearmina@hanmail.net.
authors.forename: Mina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hur
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hee Won
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hee Sook
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Shim
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hanah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Misuk
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Yeo Min
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Yong
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Division of Zoonoses, Center for Immunology and Pathology, Korea National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongju, Korea.
authors.forename: Jihye
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Um
authors.affiliation: Division of Zoonoses, Center for Immunology and Pathology, Korea National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongju, Korea.
authors.forename: Yeong Seon
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Division of Zoonoses, Center for Immunology and Pathology, Korea National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongju, Korea. hwangsd@korea.kr.
authors.forename: Seon Do
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Hwang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017347:Brucella melitensis / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013166:Spondylitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004318:Doxycycline; D012293:Rifampin