title: Brucella melitensis: a rare cause of febrile neutropenia.
abstract: Although brucellosis is endemic in Middle Eastern and Mediterranean countries, febrile neutropenia caused by Brucella species has rarely been reported in childhood. In this report the authors described an unusual case of febrile neutropenia due to Brucella melitensis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Oncology, Gaziantep Children Hospital, Sehitkamil, Gaziantep, Turkey. caglarcitak@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Elvan Caglar
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Citak
authors.forename: Dilek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Arman
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017347:Brucella melitensis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents