title: Congenital brucellosis: a rare cause of respiratory distress in neonates.
abstract: Brucellosis represents a rare cause of neonatal infection. In this article we report a very unusual case of congenital infection due to BRUCELLA MELITENSIS in a term neonate presenting after birth with severe respiratory distress and radiological manifestations (lobar consolidation and diffuse interstitial infiltrations) compatible with pulmonary involvement. The neonate was successfully treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, rifampicin, and gentamicin.
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Neonatology, Aristotle University, Hippokration General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors.forename: Kosmas
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sarafidis
authors.forename: Charalambos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Agakidis
authors.forename: Elisavet
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Diamanti
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Karantaglis
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Roilides
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D005839:Gentamicins; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D012293:Rifampin