Associated factors in distinguishing patients with brucellosis from suspected cases.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:To investigate the risk factors for brucellosis in suspected cases of the disease. METHODS:A self-designed questionnaire was developed to collect data from 3557 people whose initial visit site was the Songyuan Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from January 1st, 2009 to December 31st, 2012. After collecting blood samples, a plate agglutination test (PAT) and serum agglutination test (SAT) were used to distinguish the patients with brucellosis from the suspected cases. RESULTS:Sex, occupation (farmers and herdsmen), contact with abortion products, and contact with feces were the main risk factors for brucellosis in the suspected cases (all P < 0.05). No difference existed between the confirmed cases and suspected cases in the demographic characteristics, contact with

SUBMITTER: Luo J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6902461 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature