Increasing Resistance of Brucellae to Co-Trimoxazole

Brucellosis is still a common disease in many developing countries, particularly among farm workers, abattoir workers, and veterinarians, as well as those who rear sheep and camels. Similarly, the disease is prevalent among those who are in the habit of drinking fresh unpasteurized camel or goat milk (4). In Saudi Arabia it contributes substantially to ill health and outpatient visits (3). In order to reduce the incidence of complications of brucellosis and the development of drug resistance by the pathogen, it is necessary that proper treatment be instituted, following antibiotic susceptibility testing.