Late reactivation of calcified granuloma in a patient with chronic suppurative brucellosis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 897-899

  Colmenero, J D ^a   Suarez Munoz M A ^a   Queipo Ortuno M I ^b   Reguera, J M ^a   Morata, P ^b  

^a HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN SULFATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC SUPPURATIVE BRUCELLOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0036976603     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-002-0848-4     Document Type: Article

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