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Bacteremic and Nonbacteremic Brucellosis: Clinical and Laboratory Observations

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  1. Dept. of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey

    A. Kadanali & K. Ozden

  2. Dept. of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey

    U. Altoparlak

  3. Dept. of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey

    A. Erturk & M. Parlak

  4. Alpaslan Türkes¸ Bulvarı, Erguvan Konakları, Yıldızkent, Erzurum, Turkey

    A. Kadanali

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Kadanali, A., Ozden, K., Altoparlak, U. et al. Bacteremic and Nonbacteremic Brucellosis: Clinical and Laboratory Observations. Infection 37, 67–69 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-008-7353-3

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