Recurrent Pyrexia, Brucellosis, Underdiagnosis: The Puzzle Triad Untangled By Blood Cultures - The Benchmark Tool Coming To Aid

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dc.contributor.authorShah, Urvesh V.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDhamecha, Manisha N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPatel, Nehaen_US
dc.contributor.authorBloch, Afrozen_US
dc.contributor.authorMehta, Shivanien_US
dc.contributor.authorShah, Shrutien_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-02T06:17:44Z
dc.date.available2020-01-02T06:17:44Z
dc.date.issued2017-01
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Human brucellosis, a zoonotic disease is common in India. In spite of high prevalence, the disease usually remains under diagnosed or misdiagnosed.Aim: To evaluate & establish the significance of blood culture for diagnosis of brucellosis.Materials & Method: A study of 10 patients of brucellosis diagnosed by blood culture were evaluated retrospectively, for the various clinical & laboratory profiles, during the period of 2014-17. Results: All the ten patients, positive for brucellosis by blood culture were having history of fever. Other clinical presentations were - abdominal pain (n=6,60%), vomiting (n=5,50%), headache (n=1,10 %), generalized body ache (n=1,10%), anorexia (n=1,10%), joint pain (n=1,10%), cough (n= 1,10%), mild splenomegaly (n=2,20%), mild hepatomegaly (n=1,10%), mild to gross hepatosplenomegaly (n=3,30%). In all the cases, Brucella spp. were recovered from patient's blood culture & identified within 7 days of sample collection. The time-to- detection of BACTEC blood culture system (positive indication) was 3-5 days. Conclusion: A high level of clinical suspicion & proper blood culture remains the gold standard for early diagnosis of brucellosis.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor & Head, Microbiology Department, GCS Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department, GCS Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujaraten_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsTutor, Professor & Head, Microbiology Department, GCS Medical College,Hospital & Research Centre, Ahmedabad, Gujaraten_US
dc.identifier.citationShah Urvesh V., Dhamecha Manisha N., Patel Neha, Bloch Afroz, Mehta Shivani, Shah Shruti. Recurrent Pyrexia, Brucellosis, Underdiagnosis: The Puzzle Triad Untangled By Blood Cultures - The Benchmark Tool Coming To Aid. GCSMC Journal of Medical Sciences journal. 2017 Jan; 6(1): 18-21en_US
dc.identifier.issn2278-7399
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/189756
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherGCS Medical College, Hospital & Research Centreen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume6en_US
dc.titleRecurrent Pyrexia, Brucellosis, Underdiagnosis: The Puzzle Triad Untangled By Blood Cultures - The Benchmark Tool Coming To Aiden_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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