Brucella abortus epididymo-orchitis relapsing in the opposite testis 3 months after antibiotic therapy and development of aspermia [3]

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 290-291

  Akinci, Esragül ^a,b   Bodur, Hürrem ^a   Erbay, Çiǧdem ^a   Deveer, Mehmet ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Cigdem Mahallesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDIDYMITIS; EPIDIDYMOORCHITIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; OLIGOSPERMIA; ORCHITIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; SPERMIOGRAM; TESTIS ATROPHY;

EID: 0348148761     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1201-9712(03)90111-1     Document Type: Letter

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