(III) Fastidious Gram Negative Rods (5) Brucella spp. Flashcards
Characterize (2) : Brucella
(1) Gram (-) rod
(2) Facultative intracellular
Reservoir: Brucella
Farm animals
ROT: Brucella
(1) Unpasteurized dairy
(2) Direct contact
Name 4 signs/symptoms of Brucellosis
(1) Anorexia
(2) Undulating fever
(3) Hepatosplenomegaly
(4) Osteomyelitis
Treatment: Brucella
Doxycycline + Rifampin
Is Rifampin used for treatment or prophylaxis of Brucellosis?
Treatment
Brucella spp. infection
Transmission:
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Brucella spp. infection
Transmission:
zoonotic - either
- direct contact with infected animal
- consumption of contaminated meat/milk/cheese
- inhalation of aerosols
Clinical Presentation:
Brucellosis (Maltese/undulating fever):
- PUO
- chronic brucellosis (low grade fever with malaise)
- bone and joint symptom (esp sacro-iliac joints)
- osteomyelitis
- endocarditis
**(associated with many other febrile diseases, but with emphasis on muscular pain and night sweats. The duration of the disease can vary from a few weeks to many months or even years.)
**BruCEllOsis