Current position of brucella infection among the hospitalized human population

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the incidence of Brucella infection among hospitalized patients. This study was conducted during February to August 2022 in District Headquarters Teaching Hospital (DHQTH) district Bannu, Pakistan.  A 2mL of venous blood was collected from those individuals who visited the hospital with the complaint of joint inflammation and high grade fever. The Brucella infection was detected by Standard Plate Agglutination Test (SPAT) and Serum Tube Agglutination Test (STAT). A total of 150 samples were examined in the present study, 100 (66.66%) of them were found to be negative and 50(33.33%) to be positive for various bacterial infections. Among male positive patients 17 (56.66%) reported to have B. melitensis and 13 (43.33%) had B. abortus while in female patients 9 (45.00%), 11(55.00%) were positive of B. melitensis and B. abortus respectively. The study showed that prevalence of the disease appears to be more common in males as compared to female and age group between 41 to 50 years were more prone to the infection. In Pakistan, brucellosis continues to be a persistent and posing public health risk. Individuals who are exposed to brucellosis at work are more likely to develop infection; therefore all the exposed persons should get themselves screened.