Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis in Europe: Clinical and laboratory findings for four patients from Slovenia

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 424-428

  Lotrič Furlan, Stanka ^a   Petrovec, Miroslav ^b   Zupanc, Tatjana Avsic ^b   Nicholson, William L ^b   Sumner, John W ^b   Childs, James E ^b   Strle, Franc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; SLOVENIA; TICK BITE;

EID: 0031714585     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/514683     Document Type: Article

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