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Published on: August 5, 2016
Brucella suis Biovar 1 isolated from a hepatic abscess drainage
Daniel A Agostinelli1, Joaquin Sánchez de Bustamante, Alberto Grendene
1Sanatorio San Martín, Venado Tuerto, Santa Fe, Argentina.
Abstract:
Positive cultures from hepatic abscess drainage are extremely rare, and in this case the infection would have remained undiagnosed if Brucella suis had not been isolated. Failure to correctly diagnose this zoonosis delays patient treatment and is dangerous, as in this case that could have been a laboratory-acquired disease. This type of infection is preventable if proper safety protocols are established and followed.
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