Murine typhus presenting as subacute meningoencephalitis

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 245, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 665-668

  Masalha, Rafik ^a   Merkin Zaborsky, Helena ^a   Matar, Mike ^b   Zirkin, Howard J ^a   Wirguin, Itzhak ^a   Herishanu, Yuval O ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aseptic meningitis; Meningoencephalitis; Papilloedema; Rickettsia typhi

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MENINGITIS; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; PAPILLEDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIA TYPHI; TYPHUS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; TYPHUS, ENDEMIC FLEA-BORNE;

EID: 0031725487     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004150050264     Document Type: Article

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