Detection of antibodies to Brucella abortus in animal handlers

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 181-186

  Mudaliar, S ^a,c   Bhore, A ^b   Pandit, D ^b  

^a BHARATI VIDYAPEETH UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b B J MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c Mount View Society   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEVER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RURAL AREA; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BLOOD; DAIRYING; IMMUNOLOGY; INDIA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; DAIRYING; HUMANS; INDIA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 0642305203     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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