Retrospective Evalution of Pediatric Brucella Patients Followed and Family Screening with Household Members for Brucella Infection

Abstract Objective: In this study we aimed to analyse demographic and clinic properties, laboratory findings and efficiency of medical therapy of pediatric patients with Brucellosis followed at Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Pediatric Infection Diseases out patient and in patient clinic, a...

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Published inÇocuk enfeksiyon dergisi Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. E69 - E74
Main Authors Özcanaslan, Fevzi Çaǧlar, Çay, Ümmühan, Gündeşlioǧlu, Özlem Özgür, Ünal, İlker, Kocabaş, Emine
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Istanbul Aves Yayincilik Ltd. STI 01.06.2021
Subjects
Brucellosis
Dairy products
Drug dosages
Families & family life
Fever
Hepatitis
Infections
Medicine
Milk
Patients
Pediatrics
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Summary:Abstract Objective: In this study we aimed to analyse demographic and clinic properties, laboratory findings and efficiency of medical therapy of pediatric patients with Brucellosis followed at Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Pediatric Infection Diseases out patient and in patient clinic, and screening the households members of acute patients for occuring Brucella Infection. Conclusion: In our region, evaluating family history for brucella, raw milk and/or dairy products consumption in patients admitting to hospital with fever, arthralgia, hepatosplenomegaly, pancytopenia or bicytopenia has an important value for early diagnosis. Studies have shown that concurrent brucella infection may occur without symptoms and findings in family members consuming the same dairy products and sharing the same environment with index cases of brucellosis (2,3). [...]close-contact screening based on acute brucella cases found in a region may enable the detection of new cases. Patients' demographics, clinical values, laboratory findings, and the treatment administered, consumption of raw milk and dairy products, history of husbandry, and information on brucella infection of close-contact family members were recorded.
ISSN:1307-1068
1308-5271
DOI:10.5578/ced.202ll98l3