Brucellosis screening

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Danitza Lukac Vishal Devarkonda, M.B.B.S [2]

Overview

There are no guidelines for screening brucellosis.^[1]^[2]

Screening

There are no guidelines for screening brucellosis.^[3]
However, in some endemic countries, it is recommended to screen family members of patients with brucellosis.^[1]^[2]

Reference

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Sanodze L, Bautista CT, Garuchava N, Chubinidze S, Tsertsvadze E, Broladze M; et al. (2015). “Expansion of brucellosis detection in the country of Georgia by screening household members of cases and neighboring community members”. BMC Public Health. 15: 459. doi:10.1186/s12889-015-1761-y. PMC 4432945. PMID 25934639.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Tabak F, Hakko E, Mete B, Ozaras R, Mert A, Ozturk R (2008). “Is family screening necessary in brucellosis?”. Infection. 36 (6): 575–7. doi:10.1007/s15010-008-7022-6. PMID 19011744.
↑ Brucellosis “Dennis Kasper, Anthony Fauci, Stephen Hauser, Dan Longo, J. Larry Jameson, Joseph Loscalzo”Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, 19e Accessed on December 9th, 2017

Overview