Toxic-febrile neurobrucellosis, clinical findings and outcome of treatment of four cases based on our experience

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 11-12, 2007, Pages 990-995

  Karsen, Hasan ^a   Akdeniz, Hayrettin ^a   Karahocagil, Mustafa Kasim ^a   Irmak, Hasan ^a   Sünnetçioǧlu, Mahmut ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; DOXYCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; DELIRIUM; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FEVER; HALLUCINATION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PSYCHOSIS; STUPOR; TOXIC FEBRILE NEUROBRUCELLOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BRUCELLOSIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS; DIAZEPAM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHENYTOIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36349017666     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540701466199     Document Type: Article

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