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Microscopy-based Assays for High-throughput Screening of Host Factors Involved in Brucella Infection of Hela Cells
Published on: August 5, 2016
[Brucella spp orchiepididymitis]
Daniel Gallego Vilar1, Ivan Povo Martín, Vicente Gimeno Argente
1Servicio de Urología, Hospital General de Castellón, Castellón, España. dagavi@hotmail.com
Objective:
To report a brucellar orchiepididymitis case and to review the diagnosis and treatment of this pathology.
Method:
We present the case of a 62 year old man presenting with fever, testicular pain and constitutional syndrome. The diagnosis was made after ultrasound, blood cultures and anamnesis.
Results:
The treatment was Doxiciclin six weeks and teicoplanin, the second one was replaced with ciprofloxacin.
Conclusion:
It is important to make a correct anamnesis to the patient with orchiepididymitis to identify any risk factor for brucellosis. The diagnosis is confirmed with blood cultures. The oral antibiotics are enough to cure patients.
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