True about causative agent of MALTA FEVER is:
Malta fever Causative agent- brucella Gram-negative, non motile, non spore-forming, rod-shaped (coccobacilli) bacteria. C/F- classical triad of undulant fevers, sweating often with characteristic foul, moldy smell sometimes likened to wet hay Migratory ahralgia and myalgia LAB DIAGNOSIS:- blood culture in biphasic blood culture media(casteneda's), add erythrol improve growth D.O.C:-DOXYCYCLINE
Systemic Bacteriology (Haemophilus, Yersinia, Spirochaetes, Ricketssia, Chlamydia, Mycoplasma and Miscellaneous Bacteria)
Gram-positive, motile, nonspore-forming, rod-shaped (coccobacilli) bacteria
Patients present with undulant fevers, sweating (often with characteristic foul, moldy smell sometimes likened to wet hay), and migratory ahralgia and myalgia
A nasopharyngeal or an oropharynx swab is sent to the bacteriology laboratory for Gram stain.
Treated by macrolides
Patients present with undulant fevers, sweating (often with characteristic foul, moldy smell sometimes likened to wet hay), and migratory ahralgia and myalgia