Human brucellosis in febrile patients seeking treatment at remote hospitals, northeastern Kenya, 2014–2015

During 2014–2015, patients in northeastern Kenya were assessed for brucellosis and characteristics that might help clinicians identify brucellosis. Among 146 confirmed brucellosis patients, 29 (20%) had negative serologic tests. No clinical feature was a good indicator of infection, which was associ...

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Autores principales: Njeru, J., Melzer, F., Wareth, G., El-Adawy, H., Henning, K., Pletz, M.W., Heller, R., Kariuki, S., Fèvre, Eric M., Neubauer, H.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77247
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author Njeru, J.
Melzer, F.
Wareth, G.
El-Adawy, H.
Henning, K.
Pletz, M.W.
Heller, R.
Kariuki, S.
Fèvre, Eric M.
Neubauer, H.
author_browse El-Adawy, H.
Fèvre, Eric M.
Heller, R.
Henning, K.
Kariuki, S.
Melzer, F.
Neubauer, H.
Njeru, J.
Pletz, M.W.
Wareth, G.
author_facet Njeru, J.
Melzer, F.
Wareth, G.
El-Adawy, H.
Henning, K.
Pletz, M.W.
Heller, R.
Kariuki, S.
Fèvre, Eric M.
Neubauer, H.
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description During 2014–2015, patients in northeastern Kenya were assessed for brucellosis and characteristics that might help clinicians identify brucellosis. Among 146 confirmed brucellosis patients, 29 (20%) had negative serologic tests. No clinical feature was a good indicator of infection, which was associated with animal contact and drinking raw milk.
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spelling CGSpace772472025-12-08T09:54:28Z Human brucellosis in febrile patients seeking treatment at remote hospitals, northeastern Kenya, 2014–2015 Njeru, J. Melzer, F. Wareth, G. El-Adawy, H. Henning, K. Pletz, M.W. Heller, R. Kariuki, S. Fèvre, Eric M. Neubauer, H. animal diseases zoonoses health During 2014–2015, patients in northeastern Kenya were assessed for brucellosis and characteristics that might help clinicians identify brucellosis. Among 146 confirmed brucellosis patients, 29 (20%) had negative serologic tests. No clinical feature was a good indicator of infection, which was associated with animal contact and drinking raw milk. 2016-12 2016-10-13T07:01:51Z 2016-10-13T07:01:51Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77247 en Open Access Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Njeru, J., Melzer, F., Wareth, G., El-Adawy, H., Henning, K., Pletz, M.W., Heller, R., Kariuki, S., Fèvre, E. and Neubauer, H. 2016. Human brucellosis in febrile patients seeking treatment at remote hospitals, northeastern Kenya, 2014–2015. Emerging Infectious Diseases 22(12).
spellingShingle animal diseases
zoonoses
health
Njeru, J.
Melzer, F.
Wareth, G.
El-Adawy, H.
Henning, K.
Pletz, M.W.
Heller, R.
Kariuki, S.
Fèvre, Eric M.
Neubauer, H.
Human brucellosis in febrile patients seeking treatment at remote hospitals, northeastern Kenya, 2014–2015
title Human brucellosis in febrile patients seeking treatment at remote hospitals, northeastern Kenya, 2014–2015
title_full Human brucellosis in febrile patients seeking treatment at remote hospitals, northeastern Kenya, 2014–2015
title_fullStr Human brucellosis in febrile patients seeking treatment at remote hospitals, northeastern Kenya, 2014–2015
title_full_unstemmed Human brucellosis in febrile patients seeking treatment at remote hospitals, northeastern Kenya, 2014–2015
title_short Human brucellosis in febrile patients seeking treatment at remote hospitals, northeastern Kenya, 2014–2015
title_sort human brucellosis in febrile patients seeking treatment at remote hospitals northeastern kenya 2014 2015
topic animal diseases
zoonoses
health
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77247
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