Treatment of brucellosis

BMJ

Volumn 336, Issue 7646, 2008, Pages 678-679

  Pappas, Georgios ^a  

^a Institute of Continuing Medical Education of Ioannina   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; NEPHROTOXICITY; OTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SPONDYLITIS;

AMINOGLYCOSIDES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRUCELLOSIS; HUMANS;

EID: 41649121904     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39497.431528.80     Document Type: Editorial

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