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Brucella (Brucellosis (Undulant fever, or Malta fever) (Clinical…
Brucella
Brucellosis (Undulant fever, or Malta fever)
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Clinical Maniefstations
Enlarged lymph nodes, liver and spleen
Complications
Osteomyelitis, endocarditis, meningitis
Symptoms
undulant fever, malaise, headache, chills, and sweating
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Lab diagnosis
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Cultivation
Rarely done because of risk, high cultivation, fastidious growth
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Pathogenesis
The organism travels through site of entry, then regional lymphnode, then thoracic duct, then blood stream.
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Since it is facultative intracellular it can divide and multiply inside of the macrophage. Granuloma formation(CMI)
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Antigenic structure
A antigen predominates in B. Abortus, while the M antigen predominates in B. Meltensis
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