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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| 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. |
| author_sort | Njeru, J. |
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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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