Department of Pediatrics, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences SKIMS Soura, Srinagar, India
Research Article
Clinico-Demographic Profile Treatment Outcomes and Rare Presentations of Childhood brucellosis: A Hospital Based Prospective Study from North India
Author(s): Aasiya Unjum*, Zul Edain Hassan and Aijaz Ahmed Bhat
Objective: To describe the clinical and demographic profile, treatment outcomes and rare presentations of brucellosis
in children in Kashmir, highlight the risk factors associated with acquisition of brucellosis in childhood and suggest
measures to prevent animal to human transmission of disease in this age group.
Design and setting: Hospital based prospective study conducted in Department of Pediatrics Sher I Kashmir
Institute Of Medical Sciences, Soura Srinagar over a period of two years from January 2018 to January 2020.
Participants: Children in the age group of 1 to 18 years with a history of Pyrexia of unknown origin or with a history
of contact with animals or history of consumption of unpasteurized milk were included in the study.
Methods: A total of 1500 patients were scre.. View more»