Studies on the pathogenesis and treatment of Lyme arthritis

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 111, Issue 22-23, 1999, Pages 981-984

  Krause, Andreas ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Borrelia burgdorferi; Lyme arthritis; Pathogenesis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHEMOKINE; CYTOKINE; DOXYCYCLINE;

ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATION; LYME DISEASE; TH1 CELL;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; CHEMOKINES; CHILD; CYTOKINES; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; LYME DISEASE;

EID: 0033544686     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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