Prevalence of Brucella antibodies in rural and suburban communities in three provinces of Turkey: Need for improved diagnosis and prevention

Journal of Infection

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 308-314

  Kose, Sukran ^a   Smits, Henk L ^b   Abdoel, Theresia H ^b   Ozbel, Yusuf ^c  

^a SSK Tepecik Teaching Hospital   (Turkey)

^b ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c Department of Parasitology   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Point of care test; Risk factor; Seroprevalence; Turkey

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; BRUCELLA VACCINE; ROSE BENGAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; FARMING SYSTEM; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LIVESTOCK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RURAL AREA; SEROPREVALENCE; SUBURBAN AREA; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VACCINATION;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; RURAL POPULATION; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SUBURBAN POPULATION; TURKEY;

EID: 33749518244     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.12.022     Document Type: Article

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