TY - JOUR AU - Olivera, Martha AU - Di Lorenzo, Cecilia PY - 2009/12/02 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Isolation of Brucella canis from a human sharing her house with infected dogs. JF - Colombia Medica JA - Colomb Med VL - 40 IS - 2 SE - Case Report DO - 10.25100/cm.v40i2.645 UR - https://colombiamedica.univalle.edu.co/index.php/comedica/article/view/645 SP - 218-220 AB - <strong><span style="font-weight: bold;">Objective:</span></strong> To report a case of bacteremia in a woman living in close contact with dogs infected with Brucella canis.<br /> Methods: Previous written consent of the woman a blood sample was taken to perform rapid agglutination test, immunofluorescence, and hemoculture.<br /> <strong><span style="font-weight: bold;">Results:</span></strong> Brucella canis was isolated and the isolation was confirmed by the Instituto Nacional ANLIS «Carlos G. Malbran» from Argentina. The woman did not present any symptoms associated with brucellosis.<br /> <strong><span style="font-weight: bold;">Conclusion:</span> </strong>There is a risk of contamination by B. canis for people keeping tight contact with infected dogs. ER -