title: Brucellosis in adolescent pregnancy--case report and review of literature.
abstract: Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease that can be encountered during pregnancy especially in endemic areas such as Latin America, Africa, Asia, Mediterranean countries and eastern region of Turkey. We present a case of a 19-year-old pregnant woman of 19-20 weeks gestation diagnosed with brucellosis. Main presentation at admission were hematuria and nausea. Advanced investigations revealed blood culture positive for brucella. Abortion occurred in the course of medical therapy.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ege University, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors: Nuri
authors: N
authors: Peker
authors: Volkan
authors: V
authors: Turan
authors: Mete
authors: M
authors: Ergenoglu
authors: Ozgur
authors: O
authors: Yeniel
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D000328:Adult; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014421:Turkey; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination