Abstract
Human<i>Brucella canis</i>Infections Diagnosed by Blood Culture
Highlights
Author affiliations: National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipe
We report 2 cases of B. canis infection diagnosed by blood culture
The blood specimen and isolated bacteria were sent to the National Institute of Infectious Disease, B. canis was identified by combinatorial PCR (3)
Summary
Author affiliations: National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipe. No bacteria were isolated, serum antibody detection indicated that 4 were caused by B. melitensis or B. abortus acquired abroad and the other 7 by B. canis (2). We report 2 cases of B. canis infection diagnosed by blood culture.
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