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Brucellosis in central Anatolia: evaluation of complications and relapse

Hasan Naz MD   ^*    Nevil Aykin MD   ^*   Figen Cevik MD   ^*   Cengiz Bal PhD   

^* Department of Infectious Diseases, Eskisehir Yunus Emre State Hospital, Eskisehir; Department of Biostatistics, Eskisehir Osmangazi University Hospital, Eskisehir, Turkey

Correspondence to: Dr Hasan Naz, Department of Infectious Diseases, Eskisehir Yunus Emre State Hospital, Eskisehir, Turkey Email: hasannaz73{at}mynet.com

Brucellosis is an infectious disease involving many organs and tissues. We investigated retrospectively the brucellosis cases at our hospital, in order to study the relationship between clinical, laboratory and therapy findings, and relapse rates. We found that relapse was related to a positive family history, living in a rural area and the presence of complications.

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