Does brucellosis in human pregnancy increase abortion risk? Presentation of two cases and review of literature

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 418-423

  Karcaaltincaba, Deniz ^a   Sencan, Irfan ^b   Kandemir, Omer ^a   Guvendag Guven, Emine Seda ^a   Yalvac, Serdar ^a  

^a Etlik Zubeyde Hanim Women's Health Teaching and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b DISKAPI YILDIRIM BEYAZIT TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Abortion; Brucellosis; Infection; Pregnancy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; LIVER ENZYME; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; BACKACHE; BLOOD CULTURE; BONE MARROW CULTURE; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL INFECTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG RESPONSE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPERTRANSAMINASEMIA; MALAISE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEMBRANE RUPTURE; MILK; NEWBORN INFECTION; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW; SEPTIC ABORTION; SWEATING; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; BRUCELLOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION;

EID: 77950218150     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2009.01156.x     Document Type: Review

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