Clinical manifestations of human brucellosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

• Main Authors: Anna S Dean (Author), Lisa Crump (Author), Helena Greter (Author), Jan Hattendorf (Author), Esther Schelling (Author), Jakob Zinsstag (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: The objectives of this systematic review, commissioned by WHO, were to assess the frequency and severity of clinical manifestations of human brucellosis, in view of specifying a disability weight for a DALY calculation. METHODS/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Thirty three databases were searched, wi...