title: Skeletal brucellosis in Iraqi patients.
abstract: The clinical features of 21 episodes of skeletal brucellosis in 17 Iraqi patients are reported. Six had monarthritis of a large joint, six had spondylitis, and five had spondarthritis. Brucellosis remains a major health problem in Iraq. The disease is transmitted to man through the ingestion of unpasteurised milk or milk products but can also be acquired through physical contact.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Al-Kindi General Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq.
authors.forename: T I
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: al-Rawi
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Thewaini
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Shawket
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Ahmed
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002003:Brucella abortus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D004338:Drug Combinations / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007493:Iraq; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014295:Trimethoprim / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D014295:Trimethoprim; D013752:Tetracycline; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole