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Isolation of Brucella canis from a human sharing her house with infected dogs.

Author(s) -

Martha Olivera,

Cecilia Di Lorenzo

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

colombia medica

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455

H-Index - 18

eISSN - 1657-9534

pISSN - 0120-8322

DOI - 10.25100/cm.v40i2.645

Subject(s) - direct agglutination test , isolation (microbiology) , canis , brucella , brucellosis , medicine , bacteremia , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , biology , antibody , serology , antibiotics , paleontology

Objective: To report a case of bacteremia in a woman living in close contact with dogs infected with Brucella canis. Methods: Previous written consent of the woman a blood sample was taken to perform rapid agglutination test, immunofluorescence, and hemoculture. Results: Brucella canis was isolated and the isolation was confirmed by the Instituto Nacional ANLIS «Carlos G. Malbran» from Argentina. The woman did not present any symptoms associated with brucellosis. Conclusion: There is a risk of contamination by B. canis for people keeping tight contact with infected dogs.

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