Mediterranean spotted fever in travelers from the United States

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 179-182

  Palau, Leonardo A ^a   Pankey, George A ^a,b  

^a OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BOUTONNEUSE FEVER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INCIDENCE; RICKETTSIA CONORII; ZAMBIA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0031405630     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.1997.tb00816.x     Document Type: Article

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