Acute meningitis due to Brucella spp.
Brucella spp. should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute meningitis of children living in areas where brucellosis is endemic.
Tena
Daniel
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Section of Microbiology, University Hospital of Guadalajara, C/. Donante de sangre s/n., 19002, Guadalajara, Spain. danielt@sescam.jccm.es
González-Praetorius
Alejandro
A
López-Alonso
Alberto
A
Peña
José Luis
JL
Pérez-Pomata
María Teresa
MT
Bisquert
Julia
J
D000208:Acute Disease; D000383:Agriculture; D000818:Animals; D002006:Brucellosis; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D012756:Sheep; D013030:Spain