Prospective Evaluation of 140 Patients With Brucellosis in the Southern Region of Turkey

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dc.authoridYapar, Ali Fuat/0000-0003-1715-4180
dc.contributor.authorSavas, Lutfu
dc.contributor.authorOnlen, Yusuf
dc.contributor.authorSavas, Nazan
dc.contributor.authorYapar, Ali
dc.contributor.authorAydin, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorTugal, Onder
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-18T21:05:11Z
dc.date.available2024-09-18T21:05:11Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.departmentHatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to asses the epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory characteristics of brucellosis in Adana region, Turkey. In this prospective study, a total of 140 patients with brucellosis were investigated in terms of spread of infection; seasonal, age, and sex distribution; clinical and laboratory characteristics; depression and anxiety rates; relapse rates; and response to different treatment combinations. One hundred two patients (72.9%) were female, and 38 patients (27.1%) were male; mean age was 45.81 +/- 15.62 years, ranging from 2 to 77 years. Twenty-five patients (17.8%) had history of contact with animals, and 31 patients (22.1%) had history of consumption of raw milk and/or its products. The highest seasonal distribution was observed during summer. Malaise (95.0%), sweating (85.7%), and arthralgia (85.0%) were the major presenting symptoms. The most common physical examination findings were fever (52.9%), hepatomegaly (20.7%), and splenomegaly (12.1%). Osteoarticular involvement, orchitis, and iridocyclitis were observed in 64.9%, 38.0% (of male patients), and 0.7% of the patients, respectively. Scintigraphy was performed for 114 patients who have focal joint and bone complaints and findings. Beck Depression Inventory and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory testing were applied to 98 patients with brucellosis, and depression was observed in 37.8% of these patients. The total point of State Anxiety Inventory testing was 46.21 +/- 12.87, and the total point of Trait Anxiety Inventory testing was 46.98 +/- 10.11. Either the depression rates or points of State Anxiety Inventory testing and Trait Anxiety Inventory testing in patients with brucellosis were statistically higher than in the control group. In 134 patients, initial standard tube agglutination testing titer was 1/160 or more. Brucella melitensis was found positive in 22 patients. Relapse rate was 3.5%. Brucellosis continues to be a health problem in countries where consumption of unpasteurized dairy products and stockbreeding are common.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1097/01.idc.0000240863.82188.95
dc.identifier.endpage88en_US
dc.identifier.issn1056-9103
dc.identifier.issn1536-9943
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-34247169605en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage83en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1097/01.idc.0000240863.82188.95
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/13431
dc.identifier.volume15en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000212902000004en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherLippincott Williams & Wilkinsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofInfectious Diseases in Clinical Practiceen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectOsteoarticular Brucellosisen_US
dc.subjectComplicationsen_US
dc.subjectScintigraphyen_US
dc.subjectInvolvementen_US
dc.subjectBacteremiaen_US
dc.titleProspective Evaluation of 140 Patients With Brucellosis in the Southern Region of Turkeyen_US
dc.typeReview Articleen_US

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