Brucella
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Brucella
- Characteristics
- Gram negative coccobacillus
- Facultative intracellular
- Transmitted via ingestion of contaminated animal products (e.g. unpasteurized milk)
- May also be transmitted by direct contact with infected sheep/goats
- Survives in macrophages in the reticuloendothelial system
- Can form non-caseating granulomas
- Presentation
- Undulant fever
- Night sweats may be seen
- Lymphadenopathy
- Hepatosplenomegaly
- Arthralgia
- Undulant fever
- Diagnosis
- Blood or bone marrow culture
- Treatment
- Doxycycline and rifampin
- Streptomycin
- indicated for relapse of disease