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Case Reports
. 2001 Apr 15;32(8):E129-30.
doi: 10.1086/319748. Epub 2001 Mar 28.

Visceral abscesses due to Brucella suis infection in a retired pig farmer

N I Paton  1 , N W Tee, C K Vu, T P Teo
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Visceral abscesses due to Brucella suis infection in a retired pig farmer

N I Paton et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

A 78-year-old retired pig farmer developed brucellosis and died of liver failure >20 years after her last exposure to infected livestock. This is an exceptionally long incubation period for this infection, which usually presents within weeks of exposure.

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