Abstract

Human<i>Brucella canis</i>Infections Diagnosed by Blood Culture

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  • 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)

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Introduction

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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