Human monocytic and granulocytic ehrlichioses: Discovery and diagnosis of emerging tick, borne infections and the critical role of the pathologist

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 121, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 785-791

  Walker, David H ^a   Dumler, J Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; EHRLICHIOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; MONOCYTE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOLOGIST; REVIEW;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIOSIS; GRANULOCYTES; HUMANS; LIVER; MONOCYTES; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; SPLEEN;

EID: 0030829324     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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