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Journal of Clinical Research in Paramedical Sciences
The Official Journal of Paramedical School, KUMS
e-ISSN 2345-3338
p-ISSN 2322-1593
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Demographic characteristics, clinical signs and laboratory findings in Brucellosis hospitalized patients in Kermanshah
Authors
Sajad Dehnavi1, Nasrollah Sohrabi1,*, 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
*Corresponding Author: Corresponding author: Nasrollah Sohrabi, Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Paramedicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran, E-mail: Email: na.sohrabi@yahoo.com
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. doi:
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.
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