title: Splenic puncture: diagnostic accuracy and safety in infectious diseases.
authors: Basappa G
authors: BG
authors: Mantur
authors: Mallanna S
authors: MS
authors: Mulimani
authors: Laxman H
authors: LH
authors: Bidari
authors: Aravind S
authors: AS
authors: Akki
authors: Nitin V
authors: NV
authors: Tikare
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D017347:Brucella melitensis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D006801:Humans; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology