International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 152-156 , March 2007

Comparison between doxycycline–rifampin–amikacin and doxycycline–rifampin regimens in the treatment of brucellosis

  • Mitra Ranjbar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases, Sina Hospital, Hamedan, Iran
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +98 918 1113037; fax: +98 811 8267043.
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  • Fariba Keramat

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases, Sina Hospital, Hamedan, Iran
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  • Mojgan Mamani

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases, Sina Hospital, Hamedan, Iran
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  • Alireza Rostami Kia

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases, Sina Hospital, Hamedan, Iran
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  • Fatemeh o-sadad Khalilian

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases, Sina Hospital, Hamedan, Iran
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  • Seyed Hamid Hashemi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases, Sina Hospital, Hamedan, Iran
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  • Marzieh Nojomi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases, Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Tehran, Iran

Received 26 January 2005 ,Revised 29 July 2005 ,Accepted 9 November 2005.

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PII: S1201-9712(06)00062-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2005.11.007

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 152-156 , March 2007