Brucellosis
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Brucellosis Outlook
What to expect with brucellosis:
With treatment, symptoms resolve within 3 weeks
Without treatment, only about 2 out of 100 of those infected die from the disease.
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Brucellosis Complications
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Last Updated: Mar 5, 2008
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Brucellosis References:
Ariza J, Gudiol F, Pallares R, et al: Treatment of human brucellosis with doxycycline plus rifampin or doxycycline plus streptomycin. A randomized, double-blind study. Ann Intern Med 1992 Jul 1; 117(1): 25-30.
Hall WH: Modern chemotherapy for brucellosis in humans. Rev Infect Dis 1990 Nov-Dec; 12(6): 1060-99.
Pappas G, Akritidis N, Bosilkovski M, Tsianos E. Brucellosis. N Engl J Med. 2005 Jun 2;352(22):2325-36.
