Laboratory-acquired brucellosis: A Spanish national survey

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 80-83

  Bouza, E ^a   Sanchez Carrillo C ^a   Hernangomez S ^a   Jose Gonzalez M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biosafety; Brucellosis; Laboratory acquired

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOSAFETY; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOCARDITIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LABORATORY INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; ORCHITIS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RELAPSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SACROILIITIS; SEROLOGY; SPAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRUCELLOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LABORATORY INFECTION; MALE; SPAIN;

EID: 23044437282     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2005.02.018     Document Type: Article

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