First Case of Brucellosis Caused by an Amphibian-type Brucella.

Rouzic, Nicolas; Desmier, Ludovic; Cariou, Marie-Estelle; Gay, Eugénie; Foster, Jeffrey T; Williamson, Charles H D; Schmitt, François; Le Henaff, Mikael et al. · Clin Infect Dis · 2021

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We report the first case of brucellosis caused by an isolate whose genome is identical that of a frog isolate from Texas, demonstrating the zoonotic potential of amphibian-type Brucella. Importantly, with such atypical Brucella, correct diagnosis cannot be performed using routine serological tests or identification methods.

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