Publications by authors named "Irma Olivia Martinez-Vazquez"
Introduction: Brucellosis poses a significant public health problem and requires meticulous diagnosis; the outcome has frequent relapses even when the treatment is appropriate.
Objective: To evaluate the response to the treatment in children with brucellosis by means of Huddleson seroaglutination test and PCR.
Methods: Using a prospective design, a cohort of children with brucellosis was followed up by carrying out Huddleson seroaglutination test of and PCR for Brucella at 6, 12 and 24 weeks.