A human case of monocytic ehrlichiosis with adult respiratory distress syndrome in Northern California

Western Journal of Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 525-528

  Vugia, Duc J ^a,d   Holmberg, Eric ^b   Steffe, Erika M ^c   Ascher, Michael S ^a   Gallo, Dana ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Point Reyes Clinic   (United States)

^c California Dept of Health Services ^*

^d Division of Communicable Disease Control   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTIZOXIME; CLARITHROMYCIN;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EHRLICHIOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; TICK BITE; UNITED STATES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CALIFORNIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EHRLICHIOSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT;

EID: 0030036540     PISSN: 00930415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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