Diagnosis and treatment of brucellosis (multiple letters)

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 198-199

  Shamelian, S O A ^a   Spronk, P E ^a  

^a JEROEN BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agglutination test; Cold agglutinins; ELISA

Indexed keywords

COLD AGGLUTININ; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

BLOOD CULTURE; BRUCELLOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; SERODIAGNOSIS;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; HUMANS;

EID: 0034034641     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-2977(00)00008-5     Document Type: Article

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