Japanese spotted fever associated with multiorgan failure

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 247-250

  Kodama, K ^a   Senba, T ^a   Yamauchi, H ^a   Chikahira, Y ^a   Fujita, H ^b  

^a HYOGO PREFECTURAL AWAJI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Ohara General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japanese spotted fever; Minocycline; Multiorgan failure; Steroid

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBIN III; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; HEPARIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MINOCYCLINE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD COMPONENT THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; ERYTHEMA; FEVER; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; JAPANESE SPOTTED FEVER; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RICKETTSIA JAPONICA; RICKETTSIOSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SHORT COURSE THERAPY;

EID: 0035704194     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101560170021     Document Type: Article

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