The changing pattern of human brucellosis: clinical manifestations, epidemiology, and treatment outcomes over three decades in Georgia.

Background: Brucellosis is an endemic infection in Georgia. We conducted a review of patient records with a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of brucellosis over three decades at the central referral hospital for brucellosis cases, the Institute of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine (IPTM) in Tbilisi. The purpose was to describe the demographic profile and clinical characteristics as well as diagnostic and treatment strategies in patients with brucellosis.

Risk factors for relapse of visceral leishmaniasis in Georgia.

The number of relapses in patients treated for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) has increased, thus identifying prognostic factors may aid decisions on treatment. Demographic and clinical information was abstracted from medical records of patients diagnosed and treated in Georgia from 2002 to 2004. The 300 persons with VL were primarily children <5 years (73.

New data on epidemiology of visceral leishmaniasis in Georgia.

Visceral leishmaniasis is spread as sporadic cases in eastern regions of Georgia. In Georgia as throughout the world steady increase of the disease incidence is observed. It is related to socio-economic crisis of population, increase in the number of invaded dogs and global warming processes.

[Ultrasound study of parenchymatous organs in visceral leishmaniasis].

In the past 5-7 years, there has been an increase in the incidence of visceral leishmaniasis. In the available literature we have found no information on the use of ultrasound study (USS) in visceral leishmaniasis. This paper characterizes the state of parenchymatous organs by USS in patients with visceral leishmaniasis before and after a complete course of specific treatment and at convalescence that is 10-12 months according to the data of our follow-up.