Babesiosis - A potentially hazardous post-splenectomy sequel in infants and adults;Babesiose - Eine bedrohliche infektion fur splenektomierte kinder und erwachsene

Klinische Padiatrie

Volumn 211, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 137-140

  Hohenschild, Stephan ^a  

^a NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Asplenie; Babesiosis; Children; Review

Indexed keywords

BABESIA BOVIS; BABESIA DIVERGENS; BABESIA MICROTI; BABESIOSIS; HUMAN; IXODES; REVIEW; SPLENECTOMY; ADULT; ANIMAL; BITES AND STINGS; CATTLE; CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HORSE; MORTALITY; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PARASITOLOGY; RODENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TICK; ZOONOSIS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BABESIOSIS; BITES AND STINGS; CATTLE; CHILD; HORSES; HUMANS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; RODENTIA; SPLENECTOMY; SURVIVAL RATE; TICKS; ZOONOSES;

EID: 0033129164     PISSN: 03008630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1043775     Document Type: Review

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