Open AccessVarious clinical manifestations of brucellosis infection
Author(s) -
Vesna Turkulov,
N Madle-Samardzija,
G Čanak,
Cedomir Gavrancić,
J Vukadinov,
Radoslava Doder
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
medicinski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1820-7383
pISSN - 0025-8105
DOI - 10.2298/mpns0810517t
Subject(s) - medicine , brucellosis , asymptomatic , direct agglutination test , spondylodiscitis , spondylitis , malaise , surgery , immunology , serology , antibody , ankylosing spondylitis
Brucellosis is an acute, subacute or chronical disease, from the zoonosis group, caused by various types of bacteria belonging to genus Brucellae. It is transmitted to humans from domestic animals: goats, sheep, cattle, pigs and dogs. The course of the disease may either be asymptomatic, or produce a variety of clinical manifestations, ranging from light ones to extremely severe clinical forms. The aim of the study was to follow the clinical features of brucella infection in the hospital-treated patients, as well as its course and outcome.