1. First Case of Brucellosis Caused by an Amphibian-type Brucella.
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Rouzic, Nicolas, Desmier, Ludovic, Cariou, Marie-Estelle, Gay, Eugénie, Foster, Jeffrey T, Williamson, Charles H D, Schmitt, François, Henaff, Mikael Le, Coz, Alain Le, Lorléac'h, Aurélien, Lavigne, Jean-Philippe, O'Callaghan, David, and Keriel, Anne
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PNEUMONIA diagnosis ,DIAGNOSIS of brucellosis ,ANTIBIOTICS ,PNEUMONIA ,BRUCELLOSIS ,GRAM-negative bacteria ,ZOONOSES ,LYMPHATIC diseases ,POLYMERASE chain reaction ,INFECTIOUS disease transmission - Abstract
We report the first case of brucellosis caused by an isolate whose genome is identical that of a frog isolate from Texas, demonstrating the zoonotic potential of amphibian-type Brucella. Importantly, with such atypical Brucella , correct diagnosis cannot be performed using routine serological tests or identification methods. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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