Brucellosis in high risk group individuals

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 28-31

  Agasthya, A S ^a   Isloor, S ^b   Prabhudas, K ^a  

^a ICAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VETERINARY EPIDEMIOLOGY AND DISEASE INFORMATICS   (India)

^b VETERINARY COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Indirect enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Professional hazard; Seroprevalence; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ROSE BENGAL;

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WORKER;

EID: 33947546176     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.31058     Document Type: Article

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