Abstract
We report a microbiologically confirmed case of Brucella melitensis and Plasmodium falciparum malaria coinfection in a febrile traveler returning from Chad, Africa. The patient had been doing veterinary research in rural Chad; during that time she took no antimalarial chemoprophylaxis. Our report highlights the importance of blood cultures as well as malaria smears in febrile travelers returning from the tropics.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Animals
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Antimalarials / therapeutic use
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Brucella melitensis / isolation & purification
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Brucellosis / complications*
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Brucellosis / diagnosis*
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Brucellosis / drug therapy
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Brucellosis / microbiology
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Chad
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Female
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France
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Humans
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Malaria / complications
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Malaria / diagnosis
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Malaria, Falciparum / complications*
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Malaria, Falciparum / diagnosis*
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Malaria, Falciparum / drug therapy
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Malaria, Falciparum / parasitology
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Plasmodium falciparum / isolation & purification
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Travel
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Treatment Outcome
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Antimalarials