TY - JOUR AU - Wang, Hongyu AU - Liu, Hongyan AU - Zhang, Qiran AU - Lu, Xiaobo AU - Li, Dan AU - Zhang, Haocheng AU - Wang, Yan AU - Zheng, Rongjiong AU - Zhang, Yi AU - Fu, Zhangfan AU - Lin, Ke AU - Qiu, Chao AU - Wang, Yan AU - Gu, Ye AU - Ai, Jingwen AU - Zhang, Wenhong T1 - Natural History of and Dynamic Changes in Clinical Manifestation, Serology, and Treatment of Brucellosis, China T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2022 VL - 28 IS - 7 SP - 1460 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Serum agglutination test plus exposure history were used to diagnose most cases of human brucellosis in 2 China provinces. After appropriate treatment, 13.3% of acute brucellosis cases progressed to chronic disease; arthritis was an early predictor. Seropositivity can persist after symptoms disappear, which might cause physicians to subjectively extend therapeutic regimens. KW - brucellosis KW - Brucella KW - bacteria KW - zoonoses KW - dynamic surveillance KW - China DO - 10.3201/eid2807.211766 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/7/21-1766_article ER - End of Reference