Clinical and laboratory observations on Brucella melitensis in Egypt: study of 100 cases.

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Article1 August 1953CLINICAL AND LABORATORY OBSERVATIONS ON BRUCELLA MELITENSIS IN EGYPT: STUDY OF 100 CASESJOHN H. KILLOUGH, Ph.D., M.D., GORDON B. MAGILL, M.D., SAMI IBRAHIM SAID, M.B.JOHN H. KILLOUGH, Ph.D., M.D.Search for more papers by this author, GORDON B. MAGILL, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, SAMI IBRAHIM SAID, M.B.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-39-2-222 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAlthough brucellosis has received much attention in recent medical literature, there have been few reports of the disease in Egypt and the Middle East.1During the period of January, 1950, to March, 1952, 100 patients were treated at this institution with various antibiotics for culturally proved caprine brucellosis.2The inference seems justified that the disease is relatively common in this area but that it is infrequently recognized due to the diagnostic difficulties it presents. This problem in diagnosis is by no means regional, and for this reason it seems worth while to report the clinical and laboratory features of brucellosis...Bibliography1. Kaplan MM (a) : Brucellosis—a world problem, Third Inter-American Congress on Brucellosis, 1950, Washington. (b) Harris, H. J.: Brucellosis (undulant fever), clinical and sub-clinical, 1950, Paul B. Hoeber, Inc., New York. Google Scholar2. KilloughMagillSmith JHGBRC (a) : Terramycin, chloramphenicol and aureomycin in acute brucellosis. Preliminary report, J. A. M. A. 145: 553 (Feb. 24) 1951. (b) Magill, G. B., and Killough, J. H.: Oxytetracycline-streptomycin therapy in brucellosis due to Brucella melitensis, Arch. Int. Med. 91: 204-211, 1953. (c) Killough, J. H., and Magill, G. B.: In preparation. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Spink WW: What is chronic brucellosis? Ann. Int. Med. 35: 358, 1951. LinkGoogle Scholar4. Castaneda MR: A practical method for routine blood cultures in brucellosis, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med. 64: 115, 1947. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Zaki R (a) : Brucella abortus infection among buffaloes in Egypt, J. Comp. Path. and Therap. 58: 73, 1948. (b) Daubney, R.: Contagious abortion in pure bred herd at Sakka, Min. Agr. Ref. No. 3667 (May 21) 1949. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. Evans AC: The distribution of Brucella melitensis, variety melitensis, in the United States, Pub. Health Rep. 52: 295, 1937. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. SulkinsPike ESRM: Laboratory-acquired infections, J. A. M. A. 147: 1740, 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. Hughes ML: Mediterranean, Malta or undulant fever, 1897, Macmillan and Co., London and New York. Google Scholar9. Spink WW: Clinical aspects of human brucellosis in Brucellosis, 1950, Am. A. Adv. Sc., Washington. Google Scholar10. HuddlesonMunger IFM: A study of an epidemic of brucellosis due to Brucella melitensis , Am. J. Pub. Health 30: 944, 1940. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. CastanedaTorarVeley MRRR: Studies on brucellosis in Mexico. Comparative study of various diagnostic tests and classification of the isolated bacteria, J. Infect. Dis. 70: 97, 1942. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. JordanBortsHarris CFJHDM: Brucellosis: consideration of its epidemiology, diagnosis and control, Am. J. Pub. Health 33: 773, 1943. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Cairo,*Received for publication February 24, 1953.From the Department of Clinical Investigations, U. S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3, Cairo, Egypt.These studies were made possible by the coöperation of the Egyptian Ministry of Health.The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private ones of the authors and are not to be construed as official or reflecting the views of the Navy Department or the naval service at large. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byBrucella spondylitisBrucellosis in Egypt 1 August 1953Volume 39, Issue 2Page: 222-229KeywordsAntibioticsBrucellaBrucellosisClinical laboratoriesResearch laboratories ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1953 PDF downloadLoading ...