Asymptomatic Brucella bacteraemia and isolation of Brucella melitensis biovar 3 from human breast milk

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 205-208

  Çelebi, Güven ^a   Külah, Canan ^a   Kiliç, Selçuk ^b   Üstündag̀, Gonca ^a  

^a ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Refik Saydam Zent Inst Hyg   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BREAST MILK; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CHEESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; SEROLOGY;

ANIMALS; BACTEREMIA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CHEESE; CHILD; GOATS; HUMANS; MALE; MILK, HUMAN; ZOONOSES;

EID: 33847268175     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540600978898     Document Type: Article

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