Granulocytic ehrlichiosis: An emerging or rediscovered tick-borne disease?

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 475-482

  Ogden, N H ^a   Woldehiwet, Z ^a   Hart, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL SPECIFICITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; EHRLICHIA CANIS; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; IXODES RICINUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESERVOIR; REVIEW; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TARGET CELL; TICK BORNE DISEASE;

EID: 0031806269     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-47-6-475     Document Type: Review

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