BRUCELLOSIS: EXPERIENCES WITH 224 PATIENTS
Authors: ALEXANDER SCHIRGER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1960)

Article1 April 1960BRUCELLOSIS: EXPERIENCES WITH 224 PATIENTSALEXANDER SCHIRGER, M.D., DONALD R. NICHOLS, M.D., F.A.C.P., WILLIAM J. MARTIN, M.D., WILLIAM E. WELLMAN, M.D., LYLE A. WEED, M.D.ALEXANDER SCHIRGER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, DONALD R. NICHOLS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM J. MARTIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM E. WELLMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, LYLE A. WEED, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-52-4-827 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptKnowledge of the diseases of man and animals which are grouped under the heading of "brucellosis" has increased considerably since the initial studies of Bruce. Bacteremic brucellosis has received much attention,18, 21, 22but other types of brucellar infections have not been studied so extensively. Selected observations by members of our group concerning patients with brucellosis have been reported from time to time.1, 3, 6, 8-10, 13, 15, 16, 20, 23The present report represents a study of 224 patients examined at the Mayo Clinic during the 19-year period 1940 through 1958. Our classification of the various types of the...Bibliography1. CallBaggenstossMerritt JDAHWA: Endocarditis due to Brucella: report of two cases, Am. J. Clin. Path. 14: 508, 1944. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. CastanedaTovarVelez MRRR: Studies on brucellosis in Mexico: comparative study of various diagnostic tests and classification of the isolated bacteria, J. Infect. Dis. 70: 97, 1942. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. CoventryIvinsNicholsWeed MBJCDLA: Infection of the hip by Brucella suis , J. A. M. A. 141: 320, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. 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