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Brucellosis
Brucellosis · ICD-10: A23.9
Symptoms
- • Fever and chills; undulating fever, often spiking in the afternoon
- • Excessive sweating
- • Joint and muscle pain
- • Back pain
- • Fatigue and weakness
- • Headache
- • Loss of appetite and weight loss
- • Abdominal pain
- • Swollen glands
Drugs and regimens
Doxycycline⚠ Unverified
Brucellosis — adult: 100 mg every 12 h (with streptomycin)
Doxycycline⚠ Unverified
Brucellosis — child <45 kg (severe infection): 2.2 mg/kg every 12 h
Streptomycin⚠ Unverified
Brucellosis and other infections — adult: 1–2 g/day in divided doses (IM)
Streptomycin⚠ Unverified
Child — 20–40 mg/kg/day in divided doses every 6–12 h