Microbiology
Systemic Bacteriology (Haemophilus, Yersinia, Spirochaetes, Ricketssia, Chlamydia, Mycoplasma and Miscellaneous Bacteria)
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True about causative agent of MALTA FEVER is:
High-Yield Explanation
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