The First Case of Human Brucellosis in Korea / 감염과화학요법
Infection and Chemotherapy
;
: 461-466, 2003.
Artigo
em Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-722349
ABSTRACT
Brucellosis is usually transmitted to human by direct contact with infected animals or by ingestion of unpasteurized dairy products. Because of the wide spectrum of its clinical manifestations, brucellosis may appear as other infections and asymptomatic conditions and, therefore, the diagnosis of the disease is frequently missed or delayed. A 41-years-old livestock worker was attended at a local clinic with headache, undulating fever, fatigue, weight loss presentations but the symptoms were not improved in spite of symptomatic therapy of the disease for 6 weeks. Epidemiological background showed that the patient had often ingested unpasteurized cow milk. We confirmed Brucella abortus infection by STA, ELISA and PCR methods. Symptomatic therapy of the disease with appropriate antibiotics (streptomycin, doxicyclin), had favourable outcome. It's the first case report of human brucellosis caused by direct contact of brucella infected milk cow or ingestion of raw milk in Korea, since its original identification in 1939.
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Assunto principal:
Brucella
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Brucella abortus
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Brucelose
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Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática
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Redução de Peso
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Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase
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Laticínios
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Leite
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Diagnóstico
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Ingestão de Alimentos
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Animais
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Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Infection and Chemotherapy
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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