Neonatal Brucellosis in an Extremely Preterm Infant: A Fatal Case Report.

Muhammad Takhman, Orabi Hajjeh, Moath Hattab, Reem Shihab, Hadeel Atout, Rabee Adwan, Mamoun A T Ibaideya

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Muhammad TakhmanDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, State of Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9511-9131

Orabi HajjehDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, State of Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6771-193X

Moath HattabDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, State of Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2835-0429

Reem ShihabDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, State of Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8028-503X

Hadeel AtoutDepartment of Neonatology, Palestine Medical Complex Hospital, Ramallah, State of Palestine.

Rabee AdwanDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Makassed Hospital, East Jerusalem, State of Palestine.

Mamoun A T IbaideyaDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Palestine Medical Complex Hospital, Ramallah, State of Palestine.

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Background: Brucellosis is a globally significant zoonotic disease, but congenital brucellosis remains exceedingly rare. It is primarily transmitted transplacentally from an infected mother to the fetus, often presenting with nonspecific signs that mimic neonatal sepsis. The condition poses diagnostic and therapeutic challenges, particularly in endemic regions where early identification is crucial to improving neonatal outcomes. Case Presentation: We report the case of a 19-year-old gravida 1, para 0 female with a history of treated Conclusion: This case highlights the diagnostic challenges of congenital brucellosis and underscores the importance of considering

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Brucella melitensiscongenital brucellosisneonatal sepsispreterm birthtransplacental transmissionzoonotic infection

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DOI10.1155/crdi/4095776

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