Osteoarticular complications of brucellosis in Hamedan, an endemic area in the west of Iran

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 496-500

  Hashemi, Seyyed Hamid ^a   Keramat, Fariba ^a   Ranjbar, Mitra ^a   Mamani, Mojgan ^a   Farzam, Ali ^b   Jamal Omidi, Shirin ^b  

^a Sina Hospital Hamedan   (Iran)

^b HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Brucellosis; Sacroiliac joint; Spondylitis

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHROPATHY; RELAPSE; SACROILIITIS; SPONDYLITIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ZOONOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; BRUCELLOSIS; CHILD; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 35448976937     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2007.01.008     Document Type: Article

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