The changing pattern of human brucellosis: Clinical manifestations, epidemiology, and treatment outcomes over three decades in Georgia

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Akhvlediani, Tamar ^a   Clark, Danielle V ^b   Chubabria, Giulen ^c   Zenaishvili, Otar ^c   Hepburn, Matthew J ^d  

^a Technology Management Company   (Georgia)

^b WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Institute of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine   (Georgia)

^d UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRUCELLA VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; BRUCELLOSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); HEMATURIA; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NAUSEA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RELAPSE; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING; ANIMAL; ENDEMIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENT DISEASE; SHEEP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; BRUCELLA VACCINE; BRUCELLOSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; SHEEP; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649787899     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-10-346     Document Type: Article

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