Laboratory-acquired brucellosis

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1848-1850

  Noviello, Stephanie ^a,b   Gallo, Richard ^a   Kelly, Molly ^a   Limberger, Ronald J ^a   DeAngelis, Karen ^c   Cain, Louise ^c   Wallace, Barbara ^a   Dumas, Nellie ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c St Agnes Hospital White Plains   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LABORATORY PERSONNEL;

EID: 4844225634     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1010.040076     Document Type: Article

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