Brucellosis: Review of clinical and laboratory features and therapeutic regimens in 44 children

Acta Medica Iranica

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 489-494

  Afsharpaiman, S ^a   Mamishi, S ^b  

^a Baqiyatallah Medical Sciences University Baqyatallah Hospital   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Clinical features; Pediatric infection

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANEMIA; ANOREXIA; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BONE MARROW CULTURE; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; LEUKOPENIA; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECURRENCE RISK; SCHOOL CHILD; SPLENOMEGALY; SWEATING; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 62549095293     PISSN: 00446025     EISSN: 00446025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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