Evaluation of depression among children and adolescents with brucellosis without neurological involvement

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Akaltun I., Kara S. S., AYAYDIN H., Kara T.

CUKUROVA MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.44, no.2, pp.587-593, 2019 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 44 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.17826/cumj.458278
  • Journal Name: CUKUROVA MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.587-593
  • Keywords: Brusellosis, depression, child and adolescent, INTERFERON-GAMMA, INFLAMMATION, CYTOKINES, DISORDER, IMMUNITY, ILLNESS
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: Brucella infection may appear with varying clinical manifestations, from subclinical infection to severe bacteremia or central nervous system infections. The aim of this study was to compare depression rates in brucellosis cases without neurobrucellosis with a non-brucellosis control group.