A rare case of prostatic abscess caused by Brucella organisms: First report in Saudi Arabia

Brucellosis is a zoonotic infectious disease that is known endemic infection in Saudi Arabia. Yet, this infection has not been reported as evident cause of prostatic abscess. we present a new case of prostatic abscess caused by brucella organism proven using pus culture and serology. These organisms...

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Autores principales: Alenazi, Anwar Hamdi, Alfhaidi, Fahad Mohamed, Aljumaah, Ali Ali Sulaiman, Alenzi, Mohamad Jayed, AlOtaibi, Mubarak M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5791446/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29416286
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/UA.UA_67_17
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Sumario:Brucellosis is a zoonotic infectious disease that is known endemic infection in Saudi Arabia. Yet, this infection has not been reported as evident cause of prostatic abscess. we present a new case of prostatic abscess caused by brucella organism proven using pus culture and serology. These organisms should be suspected in patients presenting with clinical picture of prostatic abscess especially in endemic areas.

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