Neonatal brucellosis: A case report

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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Main Authors: Abdul Rahman M. Alnemri, Adnan Hadid, Shaik Asfaq Hussain, Ali M. Somily, Badr H. Sobaih, Abdulkarim Alrabiaah, Awad Alanazi, Zahid Shakoor, Sarah AlSubaie, Naema Meriki, Abdelmageed M. Kambal
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Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2017-02-01
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Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/8938
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author Abdul Rahman M. Alnemri
Adnan Hadid
Shaik Asfaq Hussain
Ali M. Somily
Badr H. Sobaih
Abdulkarim Alrabiaah
Awad Alanazi
Zahid Shakoor
Sarah AlSubaie
Naema Meriki
Abdelmageed M. Kambal
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description 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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spelling doaj-art-038c9827bcd34d64adb8173c5acf566d2025-08-20T03:48:47ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802017-02-01110210.3855/jidc.8938Neonatal brucellosis: A case reportAbdul Rahman M. Alnemri0Adnan Hadid1Shaik Asfaq Hussain2Ali M. Somily3Badr H. Sobaih4Abdulkarim Alrabiaah5Awad Alanazi6Zahid Shakoor7Sarah AlSubaie8Naema Meriki9Abdelmageed M. Kambal10College of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Medicine, King Saud University and King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaAlthough 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. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/8938prenatal transmissionneonatal brucellosisSaudi Arabia
spellingShingle Abdul Rahman M. Alnemri
Adnan Hadid
Shaik Asfaq Hussain
Ali M. Somily
Badr H. Sobaih
Abdulkarim Alrabiaah
Awad Alanazi
Zahid Shakoor
Sarah AlSubaie
Naema Meriki
Abdelmageed M. Kambal
Neonatal brucellosis: A case report
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
prenatal transmission
neonatal brucellosis
Saudi Arabia
title Neonatal brucellosis: A case report
title_full Neonatal brucellosis: A case report
title_fullStr Neonatal brucellosis: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Neonatal brucellosis: A case report
title_short Neonatal brucellosis: A case report
title_sort neonatal brucellosis a case report
topic prenatal transmission
neonatal brucellosis
Saudi Arabia
url https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/8938
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