Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis in connecticut: Report of a fatal case

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 910-914

  Hardalo, Catherine J ^a,b,c   Quagliarello, Vincent ^a,b,c   Dumler, J Stephen ^a,b,c  

^a MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE;

AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CASE REPORT; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIOSIS; FEVER; GRANULOCYTE; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IXODES DAMMINI; LYME DISEASE; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CASE REPORT; CONNECTICUT; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIOSIS; FATAL OUTCOME; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GRANULOCYTES; HUMAN; MALE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028883885     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/21.4.910     Document Type: Article

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