infections
Brucellosis
Treatment of Brucellosis
Two antibiotics given at the same time Doctors give two antibiotics at the same time to increase the chance of a cure. Usually, one of the antibiotics isdoxycycline, given by mouth. The second antibiotic can be eitherstreptomycinorgentamicin, injected daily, orrifampinorciprofloxacin, given by mouth. Children may be given the combination drugtrimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) plusrifampin. After being treated, some people develop symptoms again, so people are periodically examined and tested for a year after treatment. 