Cat scratch disease in Greece

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 64-66

  Karpathios, T ^a   Golphinos, C ^a   Psychou, P ^a   Garoufi, A ^a   Papadimitriou, A ^a   Nicolaidou, P ^a  

^a P AND A KYRIAKOU CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bartonella henselae; Cat scratch disease; Lymphadenopathy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA QUINTANA; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GREECE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROCONVERSION;

EID: 0031955782     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.78.1.64     Document Type: Article

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