Borrelia burgdorferi infection in patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction

Lancet

Volumn 350, Issue 9089, 1997, Pages 1447-1448

  Oksi, J ^a   Voipio Pulkki, L M ^b   Uksila, J ^b   Pulkki, K ^b   Laippala, P ^b   Viljanen, M K ^b  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIBODY;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; ERYTHEMA CHRONICUM MIGRANS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LYME DISEASE; MALE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031583732     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)64208-0     Document Type: Article

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