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Association Between Diagnostic Delays and Spinal Involvement in Human Brucellosis: A Retrospective Case-Control Study.
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- Tissue infarction secondary to brucellosis: a systematic review of case reports and case series.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Pooled it
- Clinical Factors Associated with Brucella-Related Epididymo-Orchitis: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- The clinical Epidemiological Characteristics and Diagnosis/Treatment of Brucellosis infection Patients in Gansu Province: A retrospective study from 2019 to 2022.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Development and validation of a serological marker-based nomogram for risk stratification of spinal brucellosis.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Article
- Development and validation of a clinico-biological score for Brucella spondylitis: a two-center study.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Spinal involvement is a common but serious complication of human brucellosis. However, information on the risk factors associated with spinal involvement in individuals with brucellosis is limited. Methods: This retrospective case-control study aimed to determine the potential risk factors associated with spinal complications in inpatients with brucellosis. Results: During the study period, brucellosis was diagnosed in 377 patients, of whom 108 (28.64%) showed spinal involvement. Those with spinal involvement were significantly older than patients in the control group (mean age [standard deviation], 53.25 [10.48] vs 43.12 [13.84] years, respectively; Conclusions: Age >40 years and diagnostic delay >4 weeks increased the risk of spinal involvement in brucellosis. Therefore, the time from symptom onset to diagnosis should be shortened, using effective measures to reduce spinal involvement risk.
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