Tick-Borne relapsing fever caused by Borrelia turicatae

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 703-705

  Davis, Heather ^a   Vincent, Judy M ^b   Lynch, Julia ^a  

^a San Antonio Military Pediatric Center   (United States)

^b TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Borrelia turicatae; Ornithodoros turicata; Spirochete; Tick borne relapsing fever

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BORRELIA; BORRELIA INFECTION; BORRELIA TURICATAE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TICK BORNE DISEASE; ANIMAL; BITES AND STINGS; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOLLOW UP; TICK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; BITES AND STINGS; BORRELIA; CASE REPORT; DOXYCYCLINE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; MALE; RELAPSING FEVER; TICKS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANIMALS; HUMANS;

DOXYCYCLINE;

EID: 0036020195     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200207000-00020     Document Type: Article

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