Brucellosis in a mother and her young infant: Probable transmission by breast milk

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 55-56

  Palanduz, Ayşe ^a,c   Palanduz, Şükrü ^b   Güler, Kerim ^d   Güler, Nermin ^b  

^a SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Fevzi Pasa Caddesi   (Turkey)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION;

EID: 0034011779     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1201-9712(00)90068-7     Document Type: Article

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