Tc-99m polyclonal human immunoglobulin scintigraphy in brucellosis

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 480-485

  Kadanali, A ^a,c   Varoglu, E ^a   Kerek, M ^b   Tasyaran, M A ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bone scintigraphy; Brucellosis; Diagnosis; HIG scintigraphy; Osteoarthricular involvement; Soft tissue involvement

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TECHNETIUM 99M; TETRACYCLINE;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; BRUCELLOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORCHITIS; OSTEOARTHROPATHY; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACROILIITIS; SCINTIGRAPHY; SOFT TISSUE DISEASE; SPONDYLITIS;

EID: 19744375721     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01151.x     Document Type: Article

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