First case of (imported) babesiosis diagnosed in Canada

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 387-389

  Kunimoto, Dennis ^a   Krause, Kevin ^b   Morrison, Doug ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Dynacare Kasper Medical Laboratories   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Babesiosis; Intraerythryocytic; Protozoa

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; CLINDAMYCIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BABESIOSIS; CANADA; CASE REPORT; EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; TRAVEL;

EID: 0032419363     PISSN: 11802332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/1998/564190     Document Type: Article

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