Probable breast-milk borne brucellosis in a young infant.
A young infant with acute brucellosis is reported. He presented with a septicaemia-like picture. Diagnosis was based on a fourfold rise of Brucella agglutination titres and a positive blood culture. He had been exclusively breast-fed when his mother developed brucellosis 4 weeks after delivery. It is strongly suspected that the transmission of Brucella melitensis to this infant was through the maternal breast-milk.
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Department of Paediatrics, King Khalid University Hospital, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
D001942:Breast Feeding; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000382:microbiology; D012293:Rifampin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use
D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D012293:Rifampin