First case of infection with hantavirus Dobrava in Germany

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 884-885

  Meisel, H ^a   Lundkvist, A ^b   Gantzer, K ^c   Bar W ^d   Sibold, C ^a   Kruger D H ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^c District Hospital   (Germany)

^d Carl Thiem Hospital Cottbus   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; GERMANY; HANTAVIRUS; HANTAVIRUS DOBRAVA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VIRUS HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; GERMANY; HANTAVIRUS; HANTAVIRUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 0032423166     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960050214     Document Type: Article

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