Probable sexual transmission of brucellosis.
Brucella
Couples
Sexual transmission
Journal
IDCases
ISSN: 2214-2509
Titre abrégé: IDCases
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101634540
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
24
04
2020
revised:
12
06
2020
accepted:
12
06
2020
entrez:
10
7
2020
pubmed:
10
7
2020
medline:
10
7
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Brucellosis, a bacterial zoonosis, is transmitted directly or indirectly from infected animals (mainly domesticated ruminants and pigs) to humans. People are generally susceptible to brucella, which is mainly transmitted by direct contact, digestive tract and respiratory tract. Since brucella can be discharged from various secretions and feces after human infection, sexual transmission has become a potential mode of transmission. We report a case of highly suspected sexually transmitted brucellosis infection patient, which was discharged after treatment with etimicin + minocycline.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32642429
doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00871
pii: S2214-2509(20)30179-7
pii: e00871
pmc: PMC7334807
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e00871Informations de copyright
© 2020 The Authors.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
We declare no competing interests.
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