Central nervous system brucellosis: Presentation, diagnosis and treatment

Journal of Infection

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 297-301

  Akdeniz, H ^a   Irmak, H ^a   Anlar, O ^a   Demiroz A P ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; GLUCOSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; FEMALE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MYELITIS; NERVE PARALYSIS; PLEOCYTOSIS; VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE;

EID: 0031841379     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(98)94279-7     Document Type: Article

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