Artículo
High Incidence of Respiratory Involvement in a Cluster of Brucella suis -Infected Workers from a Pork Processing Plant in Argentina
Wallach, Jorge Carlos; García, J. L.; Cardinali, P. S.; Seijo, A. P.; Benchetrit, Andres Guillermo; Echazarreta, S. E.; Garro, S. L.; Deodato, B.; Baldi, Pablo Cesar
Fecha de publicación:
11/2017
Editorial:
Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc
Revista:
Zoonoses and Public Health
ISSN:
1863-1959
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
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Resumen
Epidemiological and clinical aspects of Brucella suis infection in 17 workers from a pork processing plant in Argentina occurring between January 2014 and July 2015 are presented. All patients reported working 9 h daily without adequate personal protection garment. Blood cultures were positive for Brucella spp. in 14 of the 17 patients (82.3%). All isolates were identified as B. suis biovar 1. Although fever, sweats, asthenia, myalgia and hepatic involvement were the most frequent clinical manifestations, an unusually high incidence of respiratory involvement was found. From 13 patients in which chest radiography was performed, four (30%) had radiological abnormalities, including lobar pneumonia in two cases (one with pleural effusion) and interstitial involvement in other two. The high frequency of respiratory involvement in our series makes necessary to consider brucellosis in the differential diagnosis of respiratory diseases in pork processing plant employees.
Palabras clave:
Brucella Suis
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Brucellosis
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Pulmonary
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Pig
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Articulos(IDEHU)
Articulos de INST.DE EST.DE LA INMUNIDAD HUMORAL PROF.R.A.MARGNI
Articulos de INST.DE EST.DE LA INMUNIDAD HUMORAL PROF.R.A.MARGNI
Citación
Wallach, Jorge Carlos; García, J. L.; Cardinali, P. S.; Seijo, A. P.; Benchetrit, Andres Guillermo; et al.; High Incidence of Respiratory Involvement in a Cluster of Brucella suis -Infected Workers from a Pork Processing Plant in Argentina; Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc; Zoonoses and Public Health; 64; 7; 11-2017; 550-553
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