Chapter 21, Problem 9CT

Summary Introduction

To answer:

Why physicians has substituted trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole for tetracycline in the treatment of children and pregnant women infected with Brucella.

Introduction:

Brucella causes a highly contagious disease called as brucellosis. The bacteria are transmitted from animals to humans by ingestion. In an animal host, Brucella lives as an intracellular parasite in organs such as uterus and placenta.