Mili N, Auckenthaler R, Nicod L P
Anesthesiology Division, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland.
Chest. 1993 Feb;103(2):620-1. doi: 10.1378/chest.103.2.620.
Brucellosis rates have decreased in developed countries in recent years, but the pathologic condition still occurs in developing countries and well-known endemic areas such as the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries. A Portuguese patient presented in Switzerland with long-term pleural empyema, which was later diagnosed as Brucella empyema through positive cultures of Brucella melitensis. Brucellosis should be considered in patients who have traveled to Middle Eastern countries or any other areas where brucellosis is more frequently encountered.
近年来，发达国家的布鲁氏菌病发病率有所下降，但这种病理状况在发展中国家以及地中海和中东国家等著名的流行地区仍然存在。一名葡萄牙患者在瑞士出现长期胸膜积脓，后来通过马尔他布鲁氏菌的阳性培养被诊断为布鲁氏菌性脓胸。对于去过中东国家或其他布鲁氏菌病更常见地区的患者，应考虑布鲁氏菌病。
