Acute fulminating babesiosis in hamsters infected with Babesia microti

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 667-670

  Oz, Helieh S ^a   Hughes, Walter T ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute babesiosis; ATCC30222; Babesia microti; Hamster; Parasitaemia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BABESIA MICROTI; BABESIOSIS; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAMSTER; INFECTION; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALIA; BABESIA MICROTI; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

EID: 0030175182     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-7519(96)00022-7     Document Type: Article

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