Clinical and laboratory characteristics of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis

JAMA

Volumn 275, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 199-205

  Bakken, Johan S ^a   Krueth, Jenny ^a   Wilson Nordskog, Cindy ^a   Tilden, Robert L ^a   Asanovich, Kristin ^b   Dumler, J Stephen ^b  

^a Duluth Clinic   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; EHRLICHIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030026829     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.275.3.199     Document Type: Article

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