Is Family Screening Necessary in Brucellosis?

Tabak F., Hakko E., Mete B., Ozaras R., Mert A., Ozturk R.

INFECTION, cilt.36, sa.6, ss.575-577, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 36 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s15010-008-7022-6
  • Dergi Adı: INFECTION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.575-577
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Brucellosis is an endemic disease in Turkey. Simultaneous infections among family members consuming infected dairy products have been reported. The most frequent signs and symptoms are nonspecific, and most human cases remain unrecognized. We aimed to screen family members of index cases with brucellosis.