Leptospirosis in children in Libreville: First case report, a difficult diagnosis;Leptospirose de l'enfant à Libreville: Difficultés diagnostiques, à propos d'un cas

Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 394-396

  Koko, J ^a   Moussavou, A ^a   Orima, C ^a   Seilhan, C ^a   Lemba Abaka, A ^a   Damas, S ^a  

^a Hopital Pediatrique d'Owendo   (Gabon)

Author keywords

Child; Diagnosis; Gabon; Hospital; Leptospirosis; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEVER; GABON; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORINS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEVER; GABON; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE;

EID: 0035749791     PISSN: 00379085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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