Ehrlichiosis in children

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 184-192

  Jacobs, R F ^a   Schutze, G E ^a  

^a ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; DOXYCYCLINE; INSECT REPELLENT; RNA 16S; TETRACYCLINE;

BLEEDING DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIOSIS; FEVER; HEADACHE; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; LYME DISEASE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; REVIEW; TICK BITE;

EID: 0030724310     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(97)70152-5     Document Type: Article

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