This document summarizes information about Brucellosis. It discusses the etiology as various Brucella species which are small, aerobic, non-motile bacteria. Epidemiology includes transmission through unpasteurized milk or occupational exposure. Clinical manifestations include fever, arthralgia/arthritis, and hepatosplenomegaly. Diagnosis involves culture, serological tests, and differential includes other infections. Treatment depends on age and includes combinations of doxycycline, rifampin, gentamicin or streptomycin.
Diagnosis
• WBC Normalor low
• + History of animal or food exposure
• Recovering organisms (blood’ bone
marrow’..)
• Serum agglutination test: >1/160
(Antibody against Abortus ,Melitensis, Suis, but not Canis)
• 2ME
At risk ofcomplications
• Impaired immune function(T-Cell)
• HIV infection
• Organ transplantation
• Lymphoproliferative diseases
• Hemoglobinopathies
(Sickle cell disease’..)
• CGD
• Malaria
• Very old or very young