An outbreak of acute eosinophilic myositis attributed to human Sarcocystis parasitism

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 548-553

  Arness, Mark K ^a   Brown, Joel D ^a   Dubey, J P ^a   Neafie, Ronald C ^a   Granstrom, David E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCCIDIOSIS; EOSINOPHILIA; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MYOSITIS; RASH; SARCOCYSTIS;

PROTOZOA; SARCOCYSTIS;

EID: 0032754310     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.61.548     Document Type: Article

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