Brucellosis: Retrospective evaluation of the clinical, laboratory and epidemiological features of 151 cases;Bruselloz: 151 Olgunun kli̇ni̇k, laboratuvar ve epi̇demi̇yoloji̇k özelli̇kleri̇ni̇n retrospekti̇f deǧerlendi̇ri̇lmesi̇

Mikrobiyoloji Bulteni

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 517-527

  Demiroǧlu, Y Ziya ^a   Turunç, Tuba ^a   Alişkan, Hikmet ^a   Çolakoǧlu, Şule ^a   Arslan, Hande ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Clinical diagnosis; Epidemiology; Laboratory diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD; BRUCELLOSIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTEREMIA; BRUCELLOSIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY;

EID: 48849094274     PISSN: 03749096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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