A case of Q fever acquired in Sweden and isolation of the probable ethiological agent, coxiella burnetii from an indigenous source

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 605-607

  Rustscheff, S ^a   Norlander, L ^a   Macellaro, A ^a   Sjostedt A ^a   Vene, S ^a   Carlsson, M ^a  

^a Värnamo General Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; COXIELLA BURNETII; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; MOULD; MYALGIA; Q FEVER; SEROLOGY; SWEDEN;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COXIELLA BURNETII; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOXYCYCLINE; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; HOUSING, ANIMAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POACEAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; Q FEVER; SWEDEN;

EID: 0034525624     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655400459496     Document Type: Article

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