Laboratory-acquired brucellosis in Turkey

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 326-330

  Sayin Kutlu, S ^a   Kutlu, M ^a   Ergonul, O ^b   Akalin, S ^a   Guven, T ^c   Demiroglu, Y Z ^d   Acicbe, O ^e   Akova, M ^f  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^d BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^f HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Laboratory acquired infection; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOSAFETY; BRUCELLOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; HIP PAIN; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LABORATORY INFECTION; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSISTANT; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PHYSICIAN; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RECURRENT INFECTION; SACROILIITIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WASTE DISPOSAL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BRUCELLOSIS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 84858279122     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.12.020     Document Type: Article

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