Human ehrlichiosis in adults after tick exposure: Diagnosis using polymerase chain reaction

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 120, Issue 9, 1994, Pages 730-735

  Everett, E Dale ^a   Evans, Kayleen A ^a,b   Henry, R Beth ^a,c   McDonald, Gregory ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b Division of Infectious Diseases ^*  (United States)

^c PA ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE COURSE; EHRLICHIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOPENIA; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TICK BITE;

EID: 0028294021     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-120-9-199405010-00002     Document Type: Article

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