Abstract
Objectives: To see the prevalence and outcome of Human brucellosis in
Makkah. Study Design: Cross Sectional study. Setting: Security Forces Hospital, Makkah.
Period: August 2016 to August 2019. Material & Methods: Patient’s data was collected
for the last 3 years. Simple randomized sampling technique was adopted and data was
collected and analyzed using SPSS version 24. Univariate comparisons were done by using
Chi square test. Results: This study enrolled 241 patients with predominant age group of 15-
40 years (41.9%). Incidence rate in Makkah is 4.01 per 100,000 persons per year. Male were
predominant (67.2%). About fifty-seven (57.3) % patients belonged to urban areas and the risk
of acquisition of brucellosis was the consumption of unpasteurized milk in 138 (57.3%) patients.
Most common clinical presentation was fever (95.4%) without a definite focus in 200 patients
(83%), Eighty-three (83%) patients had uncomplicated brucellosis. The most common (67.2%)
treatment regimen was rifampicin and doxycycline for 6 weeks. Relapse rate was reported
10.8%. Death rate was reported to be 0.9%. Conclusion: Brucellosis still affects health of Saudi
population and causes economic burden. It is recommended to keep up the efforts to decrease
the brucellosis incidence rate toward zero.
Imran Nazir. (2020) Prevalence of brucellosis and its outcome in Tertiary Care Hospital Makkah., The Professional Medical Journal, Volume 27, Issue 12.
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