Bartonella henselae as a cause of prolonged fever and fever of unknown origin in children

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 80-84

  Jacobs, Richard F ^a,b   Schutze, Gordon E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFPROZIL; DOXYCYCLINE; PENICILLIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; RICKETTSIOSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0031913610     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516256     Document Type: Article

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