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Brucelosis - Overview

Nombres alternativos

Fiebre de Malta; Fiebre ondulante; Fiebre de Chipre; Fiebre de Gibraltar; Fiebre Mediterránea

Definición:

Es una enfermedad infecciosa causada por el contacto con animales portadores de la bacteria llamada Brucella.

Causas:

La bacteria Brucella puede infectar al ganado vacuno, las cabras, los camellos, los perros y los cerdos. La bacteria se puede diseminar a los humanos si usted entra en contacto con carne infectada o la placenta de animales infectados o si bebe leche o come queso sin pasteurizar.

La brucelosis no es común en los Estados Unidos, con aproximadamente 100 a 200 casos cada año.

Las personas que desempeñan trabajos que requieren el contacto frecuente con animales o carne, como los trabajadores de los mataderos, los granjeros y los veterinarios, están en alto riesgo.

Brucelosis

Anticuerpos

Reviewed last on: 8/28/2009
Linda Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington School of Medicine; Jatin M. Vyas, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Franco MP, Mulder M, Gilman RH, Smits HL. Human brucellosis. Lancet Infect Dis. 2007;7:775-86.

Salata RA. Brucellosis. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier. 2007: chap 331.

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