Fatal case of brucellosis misdiagnosed in early stages of Brucella suis infection in a 46-year-old patient with Marfan syndrome.

Carrington, M; Choe, U; Ubillos, S; Stanek, D; Campbell, M; Wansbrough, L; Lee, P; Churchwell, G; Rosas, K; Zaki, S R; Drew, C; Paddock, C D; Deleon-Carnes, M; Guerra, M; Hoffmaster, A R; Tiller, R V; De, B K

Carrington, M; Choe, U; Ubillos, S; Stanek, D; Campbell, M; Wansbrough, L; Lee, P; Churchwell, G; Rosas, K; Zaki, S R; Drew, C; Paddock, C D; Deleon-Carnes, M; Guerra, M; Hoffmaster, A R; Tiller, R V; De, B K.

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Carrington M; University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA.

J Clin Microbiol ; 50(6): 2173-5, 2012 Jun.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22495564

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Brucella suis/isolation & purification; Brucellosis/diagnosis; Diagnostic Errors; Endocarditis, Bacterial/diagnosis; Marfan Syndrome/complications; Automation/methods; Bacteriological Techniques/methods; Brucellosis/microbiology; Brucellosis/pathology; Endocarditis, Bacterial/microbiology; Endocarditis, Bacterial/pathology; Fatal Outcome; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Ochrobactrum anthropi/isolation & purification

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Brucellosis / Brucella suis / Diagnostic Errors / Endocarditis, Bacterial / Marfan Syndrome Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: J Clin Microbiol Year: 2012 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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