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Respiratory System Involvement in Brucellosis

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Abstract

Background Pulmonary involvement is a rare complication of brucellosis. We describe the largest series to date, to our knowledge, of patients with pulmonary brucellosis. Methods This 10-year, retrospective, descriptive study involved 27 centers in Turkey, including all patients with brucellosis with confirmed respiratory system involvement. Results Of 133 patients (67 men), 123 (92.5%) had acute infection (defined as