Scrub typhus pneumonitis: An entity which is frequently missed

QJM

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 595-602

  Chayakul, Pantip ^a   Panich, Viroj ^b   Silpapojakul, Khachornsakdi ^a  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Faculty of Science and Technology   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI; SCRUB TYPHUS;

ADULT; AGED; AGGLUTINATION TESTS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; MALE; PNEUMONIA, RICKETTSIAL; SCRUB TYPHUS;

EID: 0023686180     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.qjmed.a068227     Document Type: Article

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