Brucellar spondylitis: Review of 25 cases

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 300-307

  Yilmaz, Emel ^a   Parlak, Mufit ^a   Akalin, Halis ^a   Heper, Yasemin ^a   Ozakin, Cuneyt ^a   Mistik, Resit ^a   Oral, Barbaros ^a   Helvaci, Safiye ^a   Töre, Okan ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brucellar spondylitis; Brucellosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; OFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN; ROSE BENGAL; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ADULT; AGED; BACKACHE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLAR SPONDYLITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPONDYLITIS; SWEATING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 10044261935     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rhu.0000147048.44396.90     Document Type: Review

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