Is human granulocytic ehrlichiosis a new Lyme disease? Review and comparison of clinical, laboratory, epidemiological, and some biological features

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 1 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Dumler, J Stephen ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b Meyer Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EHRLICHIOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IXODES; LYME DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERINFECTION;

EID: 0030737515     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516164     Document Type: Conference Paper

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