Misidentification of Brucella and a review of the literature

Investigations of five misidentification cases of Brucella species using commercial identification techniques prompted a retrospective analysis of previously published misidentifications of Brucella infections in China and elsewhere. Brucella causes a notifiable communicable zoonotic disease. The misidentifications of Brucella as other genetically similar Gram-negative pathogens may result in inappropriate treatment of the patient as well as risk of laboratory-acquired infections. We summarize the microbiological identification methods, reasons and possible influence of misidentification of Brucella infection in humans.
Source: Reviews in Medical Microbiology - Category: Microbiology Tags: Bacteriology Source Type: research