Bacteremic and Nonbacteremic Brucellosis in Children in Turkey

Ozdem S., Tanir G., Oz F. N., Yalcinkaya R., Cinni R. G., Sen Z. S., ...More

JOURNAL OF TROPICAL PEDIATRICS, vol.68, no.1, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 68 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/tropej/fmab114
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF TROPICAL PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, PASCAL, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, Index Islamicus, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Keywords: brucellosis, blood culture, bacteremia, children, CHILDHOOD BRUCELLOSIS, LABORATORY FINDINGS, CLINICAL-MANIFESTATIONS, POSITIVITY
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Human brucellosis is one of the most common zoonotic infections in the world. The definitive diagnosis of brucellosis is based on cultured Brucella organisms from blood or other tissue samples. We aimed to compare bacteremic and nonbacteremic brucellosis patients with demographical, epidemiological, clinical and laboratory features and determine the predictive factors affecting blood culture positivity.