Brucella isolated in humans and animals in Latin America from 1968 to 2006

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 496-503

  Lucero, Nidia E ^a   Ayala, S M ^a   Escobar, G J ^a   Jacob, N R ^b  

^a Institutes of Health Administration   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRAZIL; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLA SUIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CHILE; COLOMBIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUBA; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; ECUADOR; EL SALVADOR; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); HONDURAS; HUMAN; MEXICO; NICARAGUA; NONHUMAN; PARAGUAY; PERU; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; URUGUAY; VENEZUELA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ARGENTINA; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CATTLE; DOGS; GOATS; HORSES; HUMANS; MEXICO; PERU; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHEEP; SWINE;

EID: 40449128791     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268807008795     Document Type: Article

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