Correlation of antigenic expression with progress in antibiotic therapy of acute human brucellosis

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 533-538

  Kwaasi, A A A ^a   Al Mohanna, F A ^a   Nakeeb, S M ^a   Roberts, G T ^a   Al Thawadi, S ^a   Hassan, A Y ^a   Al Hokail, A ^a   Elfaki, M G ^a  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; IMIPENEM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SAUDI ARABIA; ZOONOSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CROSS INFECTION; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

EID: 20344405447     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.45708-0     Document Type: Article

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