Vol. 38 No. 2 (2021): Abril
Clinical Expreience

Study of confirmed cases of human brucellosis in Puebla, Mexico

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  • Graciela Sideny Arciga Vázquez,
  • Gerardo Santos López,
  • Elsa Iracena Castañeda Roldán,
  • María Lilia Cedillo Ramírez,
  • Elba Nelly Cano Vázquez,
  • Marianne Gisselle Monroy Azuara,
  • Anel Ivonne López Mendez,
  • Jorge Ayón Aguilar,
  • Socorro Méndez Martínez
Graciela Sideny Arciga Vázquez
Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla, México.
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Gerardo Santos López
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social: Metepec, Puebla, MX
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Elsa Iracena Castañeda Roldán
Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla; Puebla, México.
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María Lilia Cedillo Ramírez
Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla; Puebla, México.
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Elba Nelly Cano Vázquez
Universidad de las Américas Puebla; Puebla, México.
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Marianne Gisselle Monroy Azuara
Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla; Puebla, México.
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Anel Ivonne López Mendez
Universidad de las Américas Puebla; Puebla, México.
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Jorge Ayón Aguilar
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Puebla; Puebla, México.
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Socorro Méndez Martínez
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Puebla; Puebla, México.
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Published 2021-05-14

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Arciga Vázquez GS, Santos López G, Castañeda Roldán EI, Cedillo Ramírez ML, Cano Vázquez EN, Monroy Azuara MG, López Mendez AI, Ayón Aguilar J, Méndez Martínez S. Study of confirmed cases of human brucellosis in Puebla, Mexico. Rev. Chilena. Infectol. [Internet]. 2021 May 14 [cited 2025 Nov. 4];38(2). Available from: https://www.revinf.cl/index.php/revinf/article/view/633

Copyright (c) 2021 Graciela Sideny Arciga Vázquez, Gerardo Santos López, Elsa Iracena Castañeda Roldán, María Lilia Cedillo Ramírez, Elba Nelly Cano Vázquez, Marianne Gisselle Monroy Azuara, Anel Ivonne López Mendez, Jorge Ayón Aguilar, Socorro Méndez Martínez

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Abstract

Background: Human brucellosis is a global health problem. Mexico is one of the main countries affected; timely diagnosis and serological tests are the basis for detection.  Aim: to know the frequency of confirmed cases of brucellosis in different Units of Family Medicine of the Mexican Social Security Institute in the state of Puebla, Mexico.  Methods: cross-sectional study in patients of both genders, adults and pediatrics, with clinical manifestations suggestive of brucellosis; serological tests were performed for the confirmatory diagnosis. Results: Out of a total of 77 patients, 39 (50.6%) were positive, 21 (27.3%) cases coming out of infection, 9 (11.7%) were negative and 8 (10.4%) were defined with immunological memory; of positive cases, 32 (82.1%) were found in the adult group and 30 (76.9%) were female. Conclusion: Around half of samples were confirmed as brucellosis, the clinical manifestations of the patients studied were non-specific, which highlights the importance of laboratory diagnosis.

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