Transplacentally transmitted congenital brucellosis due to Brucella abortus [2]

Journal of Infection

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 209-210

  Giannacopoulos, I ^a   Eliopoulou, M I ^a   Ziambaras, T ^a   Papanastasiou, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; NETILMICIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ANTIBODY TITER; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BLOOD CULTURE; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; NEWBORN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 0036822078     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(02)91043-1     Document Type: Letter

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