Brucella abortus infection acquired in microbiology laboratories

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 2005-2006

  Fiori, Pier Luigi ^a   Mastrandrea, Scilla ^a   Rappelli, Paola ^a   Cappuccinelli, Piero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; INFECTION RISK; LABORATORY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0034061753     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.5.2005-2006.2000     Document Type: Article

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