Human babesiosis in Taiwan: Asymptomatic infection with a Babesia microti-like organism in a Taiwanese woman

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 450-454

  Shih, Chien Ming ^a   Liu, Li Ping ^a   Chung, Wen Ching ^b   Ong, S J ^c   Wang, Chih Chien ^d  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Executive Yuan   (Taiwan)

^d TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; QUININE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BABESIA MICROTI; BABESIOSIS; CASE REPORT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIZOOTIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SERODIAGNOSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN;

EID: 0031037614     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.2.450-454.1997     Document Type: Article

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