Neonatal brucellosis — Paper Nexus

Summary

Three Arab children with neonatal brucellosis presented with late neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia, the second with a septicoemia-like picture and the third was born prematurely and presented with respiratory distress and responded well to antibiotic therapy.

Keywords

Brucellosis, Brucella, Medicine, Respiratory distress, Titer

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