Neonatal brucellosis: A case report

J Infect Dev Ctries. 2017 Feb 28;11(2):199-202. doi: 10.3855/jidc.8938.

Abstract

Although brucellosis is not uncommon in Saudi Arabia, neonatal brucellosis has been infrequently reported. In this case of neonatal brucellosis, Brucella abortus was isolated by blood culture from both the mother and the neonate. Serology was positive only in the mother.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Brucella abortus / isolation & purification*
  • Brucellosis / diagnosis*
  • Brucellosis / pathology*
  • Brucellosis / transmission
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
  • Lung / diagnostic imaging
  • Neonatal Sepsis / diagnosis*
  • Neonatal Sepsis / etiology*
  • Neonatal Sepsis / pathology
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Young Adult