Outcomes of treatment in 50 cases with spinal brucellosis in Babol, Northern Iran.

Introduction: Duration of treatment for brucellar spondylitis in endemic regions is controversial. This study describes the outcome of treatment in 50 cases of brucellar spondylitis in Iran.

Methodology: From April 2001 to September 2010, we treated 20, 13, 11 and 6 cases with doxycycline plus rifampin (DR), streptomycin plus doxycycline plus rifampin (SDR), cotrimoxazole plus doxycycline plus rifampin (CDR), and gentamicin plus doxycycline plus rifampin (GDR), respectively.

Childhood brucellosis in Babol, Iran.

This prospective study was conducted on 111 children with brucellosis, who attended the Department of Infectious Diseases, Babol, Iran, from September 1999 to March 2003. Fever (73.9%), sweating (67.