Clinical and demographic characteristics of male patients with Brucellar epididymo-orchitis: a retrospective cohort study from an endemic region
BEO patients were older, had higher BMI and inflammatory markers, and reported fewer children compared to non-EO brucellosis patients. These findings may reflect delayed diagnosis or chronicity, though reproductive implications remain speculative and warrant prospective evaluation.
Authors
- Haim Herzberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0961-1118)
- Victor Novack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8706-9622)
- Rozalia Smolyakov
- Yarden Zohar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5750-0783)
- Elad Mazor
- Igor Yusim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0207-7656)
- Itai Hazan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6064-6909)
- Nicola J. Mabjeesh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1692-3593)
Institutions
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (IL)
- Soroka Medical Center (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-10-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1673906
- Primary Topic
- Brucella: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00