Neonatal brucellosis: A case report

Abdul Rahman M Alnemri1, Adnan Hadid, Shaik Asfaq Hussain

  • 1College of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. aalnemri@gmail.com.

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.

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