The discovery of human granulocytotropic ehrlichiosis

Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 175-180

  Bakken, Johan S ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^b Section of Infectious Diseases

^c SMDC Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD ANALYSIS; CYTOPLASM; DISEASE DIAGNOSIS; DOXYCYCLINE; HUMAN GRANULOCYTOTROPIC EHRLICHIOSIS; IXODES SCAPULARIS; NEUTROPHIL; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE CULTURE;

EID: 0032167781     PISSN: 00222143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2143(98)90165-2     Document Type: Review

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