Brucella prostatic abscess: First case report

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 692-694

  Dakdouki, Ghenwa K ^a   Al Awar, Ghassan N ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; OFLOXACIN;

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COOMBS TEST; CYSTOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEBANON; MALE; NONHUMAN; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSTATE ABSCESS; PROSTATE DISEASE; PROSTATITIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ABSCESS; ADULT; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATIC DISEASES;

EID: 25444492872     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540510021162     Document Type: Article

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