Brucellosis, an uncommon and frequently delayed diagnosis

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 352-355

  Bax, Hannelore I ^a,b   van Veelen, M L C ^a   Cyssens, I C ^a   Rietveld, A P ^b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SINT FRANCISCUS GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Spondylodiscitis; Zoonotic infection

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DOXYCYCLINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CULTURE; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; LABORATORY TEST; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RURAL AREA; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPONDYLITIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; BACK PAIN; BRUCELLOSIS; CIPROFLOXACIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOXYCYCLINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; RIFAMPIN; TURKEY;

EID: 35548979887     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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