Relapsing brucellosis in a patient infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) [5]

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1259-1260

  Ibarra, V ^a   Blanco, J R ^a   Metola, L ^a   Oteo, J A ^a  

^a Hospital de La Rioja   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIDANOSINE; DOXYCYCLINE; EFAVIRENZ; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBODY TITER; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; DRUG RESPONSE; ECHOGRAPHY; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIRUS LOAD;

BRUCELLA; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 0348230381     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2003.00745.x     Document Type: Letter

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