Fatal systemic infection with multifocal liver and lung nodules caused by Brucella abortus

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1120-1123

  Keo, Woon Park ^a   Kim, Dong Min ^a   Chi, Young Park ^a   Hyun, Lee Kim ^a   Sook, Jin Jang ^a   Young, Sil Choi ^b   Park, Mi Yeoun ^b   Song, Hyeon Je ^c   Lee, Seung Hyun ^d  

^a Chosun University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (South Korea)

^c Gwangju Health College University   (South Korea)

^d Seonam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER NODULE; LUNG ABSCESS; LUNG NODULE; MALE; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL GENE; CATTLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEVER; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KOREA; LIVER; LOW BACK PAIN; LUNG; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS;

RNA 16S;

ANIMALS; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS; CATTLE; FATAL OUTCOME; FEVER; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; KOREA; LIVER; LOW BACK PAIN; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 39049169180     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.1120     Document Type: Article

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