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* Causes brucellosis, also called Malta fever
* Zoonotic transmission transmitted by ingesting contaminated food (such as unpasteurized milk products), direct contact with an infected animal, or inhalation of aerosols

= Microbiology =
= Microbiology =


* Facultative intracellular, Gram negative coccobacillis
* Facultative intracellular, Gram negative coccobacillis

= 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


= Background =
= Background =


* Causes brucellosis, also called Malta fever
* Transmitted by ingesting contaminated food (such as unpasteurized milk products), direct contact with an infected animal, or inhalation of aerosols


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[[Category:Gram-negative coccobacilli]]
[[Category:Gram-negative coccobacilli]]

Revision as of 01:00, 15 August 2019

  • Causes brucellosis, also called Malta fever
  • Zoonotic transmission transmitted by ingesting contaminated food (such as unpasteurized milk products), direct contact with an infected animal, or inhalation of aerosols

Microbiology

  • Facultative intracellular, Gram negative coccobacillis

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

Background