Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: Possible determinant for a fulminant course of Israel spotted fevere

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 781-782

  Regev Yochay, G ^a   Segal, E ^a   Rubinstein, E ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase; Israeli spotted fever; Mediterranean spotted fever; Rickettsia; Rocky Mountain spotted fever

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CREATININE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; OFLOXACIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BOUTONNEUSE FEVER; CASE REPORT; COMA; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FATIGUE; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; JAUNDICE; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; RASH; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RICKETTSIA CONORII; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BOUTONNEUSE FEVER; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE;

EID: 0033767630     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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