Neonatal brucellosis: A case report

Authors

  • Abdul Rahman M. Alnemri College of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Adnan Hadid College of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Shaik Asfaq Hussain College of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Ali M. Somily College of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Badr H. Sobaih College of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Abdulkarim Alrabiaah College of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Awad Alanazi College of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Zahid Shakoor College of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Sarah AlSubaie College of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Naema Meriki College of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Abdelmageed M. Kambal College of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.8938

Keywords:

prenatal transmission, neonatal brucellosis, Saudi Arabia

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.

Author Biographies

Abdul Rahman M. Alnemri, College of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Department of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases

Adnan Hadid, College of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Department of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases

Shaik Asfaq Hussain, College of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Department of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases

Ali M. Somily, College of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Professor and Consultant Microbiologist

Badr H. Sobaih, College of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Department of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases

Abdulkarim Alrabiaah, College of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Department of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases

Awad Alanazi, College of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Department of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases

Zahid Shakoor, College of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Sarah AlSubaie, College of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Department of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases

Naema Meriki, College of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Abdelmageed M. Kambal, College of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Professor and Consultant, Microbiologist

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Published

2017-02-28

How to Cite

1.
Alnemri ARM, Hadid A, Hussain SA, Somily AM, Sobaih BH, Alrabiaah A, Alanazi A, Shakoor Z, AlSubaie S, Meriki N, Kambal AM (2017) Neonatal brucellosis: A case report. J Infect Dev Ctries 11:199–202. doi: 10.3855/jidc.8938

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 02: February 2017

Section

Case Reports

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