Guidelines for the management of human brucellosis in the State of Paraná, Brazil

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Felipe Francisco Tuon, Natacha Cerchiari, Juliana Clélia Cequinel, Elizabeth El Hajjar Droppa, Suzana Dal Ri Moreira, Tânia Portella Costa, Amanda de Paula Boni Navarro, Antonieta Milleo Handar, Margely Nunes de Souza
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
• Subjects: Brucella; Brucellosis; Guidelines; Humans; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0319-2016; https://doaj.org/article/c5da50e8fc5d4187aac57a1c3b158ebb

Abstract Human brucellosis is a re-emerging disease with the potential for bioterrorism. The number of cases in Brazil has increased; however, the ideal management has not been established. These guidelines are intended for use by clinicians and other health-care workers providing medical care for patients with suspected brucellosis in the State of Paraná. We included a brief description of the epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, prevention of exposure, prevention of disease by chemoprophylaxis, treatment of disease, monitoring of adverse effects during treatment, management of treatment failure and relapse cases.