Pulmonary involvement of brucellosis: A report of six cases

African Health Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue SPEC. ISSUE, 2011, Pages

  Simsek, F ^a   Yildirmak, M T ^a   Gedik, H ^a   Kanturk A ^a   Iris, E N ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Manifestations; Pulmonary

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; BLOOD CULTURE; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COUGHING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG RESPONSE; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG BRUCELLOSIS; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; PERIBRONCHIAL THICKNESS; PERIVASCULAR THICKNESS; PLEURA EFFUSION; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENTRIACINAR EMPHYSEMATOUS;

EID: 80053642957     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v11i3.70080     Document Type: Article

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