Severe pharyngitis in stockbreeders: An unusual presentation of brucellosis

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 305-307

  Zachou, Kalliopi ^a   Papamichalis, Panagiotis A ^a   Dalekos, George N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Occupational zoonosis; Odynophagia; Pharyngitis; Tonsillitis

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; DAIRY INDUSTRY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEVER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; ODYNOPHAGIA; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; TONSILLITIS; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WORKER;

ADULT; AGED; AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; SHEEP DISEASES; TONGUE; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 44949155476     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqn020     Document Type: Article

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