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* Causes brucellosis, also called Malta fever |
* Causes brucellosis, also called Malta fever |
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== Background == |
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=== Microbiology === |
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* Facultative intracellular, [[Has Gram stain::Gram-negative]] [[Has shape::coccobacillus]] |
* Facultative intracellular, [[Has Gram stain::Gram-negative]] [[Has shape::coccobacillus]] |
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* [[Has catalase test::Catalase-positive]], [[Has oxidase test::oxidase-positive]], [[Has nitrate test::nitrate-positive]], and [[Has urease test::urease-positive]] |
* [[Has catalase test::Catalase-positive]], [[Has oxidase test::oxidase-positive]], [[Has nitrate test::nitrate-positive]], and [[Has urease test::urease-positive]] |
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=== Epidemiology === |
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== Clinical Presentation == |
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* Exposure to unpasteurized milk products or animals |
* Exposure to unpasteurized milk products or animals |
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* Undulating fever |
* Undulating fever |
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* Orchitis and epididymitis |
* Orchitis and epididymitis |
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* Foul-smelling sweat |
* Foul-smelling sweat |
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== Management == |
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* [[Is treated by::Gentamicin]], [[Is treated by::streptomycin]], [[Is treated by::doxycycline]], [[Is treated by::TMP-SMX]] |
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Revision as of 15:53, 9 November 2019
- Causes brucellosis, also called Malta fever
Background
Microbiology
- Facultative intracellular, Gram-negative coccobacillus
- Catalase-positive, oxidase-positive, nitrate-positive, and urease-positive
Epidemiology
- Zoonotic transmission transmitted by ingesting contaminated food (such as unpasteurized milk products), direct contact with an infected animal, or inhalation of aerosols
Clinical Presentation
- Exposure to unpasteurized milk products or animals
- Undulating fever
- Headache, arthralgia, night sweats, fatigue, anorexia
- Arthritis, spondylitis, osteomyelitis
- Orchitis and epididymitis
- Foul-smelling sweat
