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Neuroradiologic MRI. The MRI examination results of the patient were unremarkable (images shown in pictures A-C).
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We have detected cerebrospinal fluid of the patient by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (Supplementary Figure 1) with specific primers (Forward primer: GCCAAATATCCATGCGGGAAG, reverse primer: TGGGCATTCTCTACGGTG) for Brucella melitensis we designed, which indicated infection of Brucella melitensis. In addition, the results of echocardiography, vascular ultrasound, and MRI of the head were all unremarkable (Figure 1).
Timeline of the case report.
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The patient was discharged from the hospital with cefatriaxone (2.0 g ivgtt bid), doxycycline (0.1 g tid), and rifampicin (0.15 g tid) (The timeline of this case can be seen in Figure 2).