TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Brucellosis A1 - Shetty, Avinash K. A2 - Kline, Mark W. PY - 2018 T2 - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e AB - Brucellosis is a zoonotic infection caused by species of the genus Brucella. Brucella are nonencapsulated, nonmotile, aerobic, gram-negative coccobacilli. Human infections are usually caused by 4 species, which are classified based on their animal reservoir: Brucella melitensis (goat, sheep), Brucella abortus (cattle), Brucella suis (pig), and Brucella canis (dog). B melitensis is the most common cause of human infection. Other species rarely causing human disease include Brucella ceti and Brucella pinnipedialis (marine animals). Brucella inopinata has been associated with infection of prosthetic implants. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182935463 ER -