Treatment of neurobrucellosis with a combination of ceftriaxone, rifampicin and doxycycline (a study on ten cases)

AYGEN B., SUMERKAN B., MIRZA M., Doganay M., ARMAN F.

MEDECINE ET MALADIES INFECTIEUSES, cilt.26, sa.12, ss.1199-1201, 1996 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Kısa Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 1996
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0399-077x(96)80124-7
  • Dergi Adı: MEDECINE ET MALADIES INFECTIEUSES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, PASCAL, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1199-1201
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Ten cases of neurobrucellosis treated with a combination of ceftriaxone, rifampicin and doxycycline were assessed, Six patients were diagnosed as meningitis, two as myelitis, one as meningoencephalitis and one as polyradiculoneuritis. They were treated with ceftriaxone added to a rifampicin and doxycycline combination, for a period of 2-3 weeks. Rifampicin and doxycycline combination was continued for a period of 8-24 weeks, based on the improvement in clinical findings and CSF abnormality. Fever lasted between 3 and 12 days (7 out of 10 patients had fever on admission). CSF cyto-chemical parameters were back to normal within 2 to 5 months.