Demographic characteristics, clinical signs and laboratory  findings in Brucellosis hospitalized patients in Kermanshah

Sajad  Dehnavi; Nasrollah‏  ‏Sohrabi; Siamak  Zarei; Alireza‏ ‏ Afshari Safavi; Behnam‏  ‏Afrasiabi‎; Kamran  Salimi‎

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Demographic characteristics, clinical signs and laboratory findings in Brucellosis hospitalized patients in Kermanshah

Author(s):

Sajad Dehnavi¹,

Nasrollah‏ ‏Sohrabi^1,*,

Siamak Zarei¹,

Alireza‏ ‏ Afshari Safavi²,

Behnam‏ ‏Afrasiabi‎¹,

Kamran Salimi‎¹

1Department of Medical‏ ‏Laboratory Sciences, School of‏ ‏Paramedicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences,‎‏ ‏Kermanshah‎, Iran

2Department of Biostatistics and‏ ‏Epidemiology, School of Health,‎‏ ‏Isfahan University of ‎Medical‏ ‏Sciences, Isfahan‎, Iran

Journal of Clinical Research in Paramedical Sciences:Vol. 3, issue 4; e82123

Published online:Jan 07, 2015

Article type:Research Article

Received:Jun 09, 2014

Accepted:Nov 09, 2014

How to Cite:Dehnavi S, ‏Sohrabi N, Zarei S, Afshari Safavi A ‏, ‏Afrasiabi‎ B, et al. Demographic characteristics, clinical signs and laboratory findings in Brucellosis hospitalized patients in Kermanshah.J Clin Res Paramed Sci.2015;3(4):e82123.

Abstract

Background: Brucellosis is a common infection among humans and animals that called zoonosis. The disease is common especially in Middle East countries such as Iran. The aim of this study was to investigate of demographic characteristics, clinical signs and results of serologic tests in brucellosis hospitalized patients in Kermanshah, 2006-2011.
Methods: In this descriptive cross sectional study, 305 hospitalized patients were investigated. A questionnaire about demographic characteristic clinical signs and laboratory findings was filled in. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS
software version 20.
Results: Of 305 patients, 163 cases (53.4%) were male. The mean age of patients was 36.66 years old. The most of common age group was 11-20 (20.3%). The most contagious seasons were summer and spring (64.6%). 16.1% of patients had a history of animal contact and consumption of unpasteurized dairy products.
The most common sign were skeletal pain, myalgia and arthralgia (81%). Disease was more common among housewives (37.1%). According to results of serologic tests, the majority of the patients had wright test titer ≥1.80 (93.4%) and 2ME test titer ≥1.40
(88.2%), respectively.
Conclusion: Prevention and education programs are necessary to reduce the economic and social problems resulting from brucellosis.

Keywords

Brucellosis

clinical signs

serologic tests

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