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Brucellosis in children in south Jordan

Author(s) -

Hussain Issa

Publication year - 1990

Publication title -

eastern mediterranean health journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442

H-Index - 47

eISSN - 1687-1634

pISSN - 1020-3397

DOI - 10.26719/1999.5.5.895

Subject(s) - brucellosis , medicine , leukopenia , brucella melitensis , streptomycin , brucella , gentamicin , pediatrics , arthritis , brucella abortus , antibiotics , immunology , chemotherapy , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

Retrospectively we evaluated the records of 68 children with brucellosis. We found 58.2% had consumed unpasteurized milk and dairy products. Nonspecific manifestations included: arthralgia [78%], fever [75%]and sweating [60%]. Localized manifestations included limping [75%]and arthritis [54%]. Leukopenia was found in 51% of children and anaemia in 24%. Brucella species was cultured for blood of 16 [23.5%]patients. Combination therapy containing streptomycin was more effective than gentamicin combinations

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