First report of probable neurobrucellosis in Australia
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First report of probable neurobrucellosis in Australia.
We report the first known Australian case of probable neurobrucellosis, in a young feral-pig shooter who presented with episodic left-sided visual loss and left-sided numbness and headache. Treatment with intravenous ceftriaxone and oral rifampicin, doxycycline and trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole resulted in a good clinical response.
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Journal of Australia
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0025-729X,1326-5377
DOI: 10.5694/mja12.11561