Congenital Brucellosis: A Rare Cause of Respiratory Distress in Neonates

ABSTRACT

Brucellosis represents a rare cause of neonatal infection. In this article we report a very unusual case of congenital infection due to Brucella melitensis in a term neonate presenting after birth with severe respiratory distress and radiological manifestations (lobar consolidation and diffuse interstitial infiltrations) compatible with pulmonary involvement. The neonate was successfully treated with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, rifampicin, and gentamicin.

KEYWORDS

Brucella - neonate - respiratory distress

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