A tularemia outbreak in an extended family in Tokat Province, Turkey: observing the attack rate of tularemia

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 745-748

  Barut, Sener ^a   Cetin, Ilhan ^a  

^a GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Attack rate; Tularemia epidemic; Turkey

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CERVICAL LYMPHADENOPATHY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EPIDEMIC; EXTENDED FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MALE; OROPHARYNX; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SAMPLE; SERODIAGNOSIS; SERUM; SURGICAL APPROACH; TULAREMIA; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONJUNCTIVITIS, BACTERIAL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MALE; TULAREMIA; TURKEY;

EID: 70350575279     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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