Genomic tandem repeat analysis proves laboratory-acquired brucellosis in veterinary (Camel) diagnostic laboratory in the United Arab Emirates

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 315-317

  Zur Wiesch, J Schulze ^a   Wichmann, D ^a   Sobottka, I ^a   Rohde, H ^a   Schmoock, G ^b   Wernery, R ^c   Schmiedel, S ^a   Dieter Burchard, G ^a   Melzer, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^c CENTRAL VETERINARY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Brucella melitensis; camel; laboratory acquired infection

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BIOSAFETY; BLOOD CULTURE; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CAMEL; CASE REPORT; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPIDIDYMOORCHITIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MILK; MLVA 16; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS DISEASE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRUCELLOSIS; CAMELS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILK; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; ZOONOSES;

BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS;

EID: 77954475496     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2009.01258.x     Document Type: Article

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