Brucellosis Among Hospital Employees in Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Among Saudi patients, brucellosis is generally attributable to drinking infected milk or contacting infected animals. On the other hand, among expatriate hospital employees, the infection is likely due to processing Brucella cultures or dealing with infected body fluids. In 1988, the laboratory began stricter infection control measures. Since then, there has been only one case of brucellosis among the hospital employees.