Clinical human brucellosis in Malaysia: A case report

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 150-153

  Hartady, Tyagita ^a   Saad, Mohd Zamri ^a   Bejo, Siti Khairani ^a   Salisi, Mohd Shahrom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Human; Malaysia

Indexed keywords

ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; DOXYCYCLINE; PARACETAMOL; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANEMIA; ANOREXIA; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALAISE; MALAYSIA; MYALGIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLENOMEGALY; SWEATING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84886704314     PISSN: 22221808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2222-1808(14)60332-7     Document Type: Article

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