RT Book, Section
A1 Shetty, Avinash K.
A2 Kline, Mark W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182935463
T1 Brucellosis
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259588594
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182935463
RD 2024/04/23
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.