Brucellar epididymo-orchitis in Saudi Arabia: A retrospective study of 26 cases and review of the literature

BJU International

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 72-76

  Memish, Z A ^a,b   Venkatesh, S ^a  

^a KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Department of Infection Prevention and Control ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Agglutination; Brucellosis; Combination therapy; Epididymo orchitis; Leucocytosis

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BRUCELLOSIS; CHILL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; DYSURIA; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDIDYMITIS; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; MEAT; MILK; ONSET AGE; ORCHITIS; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAUDI ARABIA; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRUCELLOSIS; DOXYCYCLINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EPIDIDYMITIS; FEVER; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORCHITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RIFAMPIN; SAUDI ARABIA; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

EID: 0035731826     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2001.02243.x     Document Type: Article

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