Abstract:Background
Human brucellosis is an infectious multisystem disease that varies in severity and clinical course. Bacteremia in brucellosis is common; however, data on epidemiology and management of Brucella bacteremia are scarce. The World Health Organization recommends using doxycycline with rifampicin or an aminoglycoside for brucellosis. This study aims to compare the efficacy of the two treatment regimens (oral doxycycline/rifampicin or ciprofloxacin versus IV gentamicin plus oral doxycycli… Show more
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