Bartonella (Rochalimaea) henselae hepatosplenic infection occurring simultaneously in two siblings

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 721-722

  Tan, Tina Q ^a   Wagner, Milton L ^b   Kaplan, Sheldon L ^b  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIFAMPICIN;

ARTICLE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CASE REPORT; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEVER; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; SPLEEN DISEASE;

EID: 0029798394     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/22.4.721     Document Type: Article

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