Liver involvement in patients with brucellosis: Results of the Marmara study

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1253-1262

  Ozturk Engin, D ^a   Erdem, H ^a   Gencer, S ^b   Kaya, S ^c,l   Baran, A I ^d   Batirel, A ^b   Tekin, R ^e   Celen, M K ^e   Denk, A ^f   Guler, S ^g   Ulug, M ^h   Turan, H ⁱ   Pekok, A U ^j   Mermut, G ^k   Tasbakan, M ^m   Tulek, N ⁿ   Cag, Y ^b   Inan, A ^a   Yalci, A ^o   Ataman Hatipoglu, C ⁿ   Gonen, I ^p   Dogan Celik, A ^q   Bozkurt, F ^e   Gulsun, S ^c   Sunnetcioglu, M ^d   Guven, T ^r   Duygu, F ^s   Parlak, E ^t   Sozen, H ^u   Tosun, S ^k   Demirdal, T ^v   Guclu, E ^w   Karabay, O ^w   Uzun, N ^x   Gunal, O ^s   Diktas, H ^y   Haykir Solay, A ^z   Erbay, A ^aa   Kader, C ^aa   Aydin, O ^ab   Erdem, A ^ab   Elaldi, N ^ac   Kadanali, A ^ad   Yulugkural, Z ^q   Gorenek, L ^a   AltIndis, M ^w   Bolukcu, S ^a   Agalar, C ^ae   Ormeci, N ^o   more..

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Lutfi Kirdar Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^c Diyarbakir Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^d YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e DICLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^f FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^g Yenisehir State Hospital Kahramanmaras   (Turkey)

^h Eskisehir Private Umit Hospital   (Turkey)

ⁱ BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^j Sifa Hastaneler Grubu Erzurum Sifa Hastanesi   (Turkey)

^k UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Turkey)

^l KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^m EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

ⁿ ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^o ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^p SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^q TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^r YILDIRIM BEYAZIT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^s GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^t ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^u MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^v IZMIR KATIP CELEBI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^w SAKARYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^x SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^y Tatvan Military Hospital   (Turkey)

^z Igdir State Hospital   (Turkey)

^aa BOZOK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^ab GOZTEPE TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^ac CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^ad Umraniye Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^ae FATIH SULTAN MEHMET TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMINOGLYCOSIDE; BILIRUBIN; DOXYCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN; AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BRUCELLOSIS; CHOLESTASIS; DECREASED APPETITE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LEUKOPENIA; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANCYTOPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEATING; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT FAILURE; ANIMAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BILIRUBIN; BRUCELLOSIS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRANSAMINASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903817016     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-014-2064-4     Document Type: Article

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