Brucellosis with pulmonary involvement in a premature infant.
Congenital brucellosis is rare. A premature infant with transplacentally acquired congenital brucellosis and pulmonary involvement is described.
Koklu
Esad
E
Division of Neonatology, Department of Paediatrics, School of Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.
Buyukkayhan
Derya
D
Akcakus
Mustafa
M
Kurtoglu
Selim
S
Koklu
Selmin
S
Gunes
Tamer
T
D000328:Adult; D017347:Brucella melitensis; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000151:congenital / Q000635:transmission*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000151:congenital* / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects