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Brucellosis diagnosis? (3 pts)
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1) Culture of blood or marrow, 2) Serologic titer (but crosslink to tularemia etc.), 3) Occupational history
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21 days incubation for blood culture
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Brucellosis clinical features?
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Nonspecific: fever, chills, myalgia, headache, arthralgia, lymphadenopathy, liver/spleen enlargement.
** Fever is undulating ** |
Undulating fever also called Malta fever
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Brucellosis prevention? (3 pts)
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1) Milk pasteurization, 2) B.abortus vaccine for calves, 3) Occupational protection
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herd testing also helps
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Brucellosis treatment?
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Doxycycline plus rifampin for 6 weeks
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25% relapse, 1-2% mortality with treatment
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Brucella subtypes? (name 4)
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B. abortus (cattle), suis (swine), melitenis (goat/sheep), canis (dogs)
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Brucella general features? (e.g. Gram, morph)
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small pleomorphic Gram-neg rod
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