Treatment of acute lung injury attributed to leptospirosis [1]

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 844-

  Gilad, J ^a   Borer, A ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE;

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEMOFILTRATION; HERXHEIMER REACTION; HUMAN; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LETTER; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; LUNG INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK;

EID: 0034458433     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/313997     Document Type: Letter

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8. The Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction in leptospirosis: Possible pathogenesis and review