Evaluation of the oropharyngeal tularemia cases admitted to our hospital from the provinces of central anatolia;Orta anadolu bölgesi illerinden hastanemize başvuran orofaringeal tularemi olgulainin deǧerlendirilmesi

Mikrobiyoloji Bulteni

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 58-66

  Uyar, Melek ^a   Cengiz, Buǧra ^a   Ünlü, Murat ^a   Çelebi, Bekir ^b   Kiliç, Selçuk ^b   Eryilmaz, Adil ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Refik Saydam Hygiene Center   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Francisella tularensis; Oropharyngeal form; Tularemia; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OROPHARYNX; PHARYNGITIS; TULAREMIA; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WATER SUPPLY; ZOONOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OROPHARYNX; PHARYNGITIS; TULAREMIA; TURKEY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY; YOUNG ADULT; ZOONOSES;

EID: 79952156765     PISSN: 03749096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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