Mononeuritis multiplex caused by Coxiella burnetii infection (Q fever)

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 371-373

  Sommer, J B ^a   Schoerner, C ^a   Heckmann, J G ^a   Neundoerfer, B ^a   Hilz, Max J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coxiella burnetii; Mononeuritis multiplex; Peripheral neuropathy; Q fever

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COXIELLA BURNETII; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; MONONEUROPATHY MULTIPLEX; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; Q FEVER; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COXIELLA BURNETII; DOXYCYCLINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONONEUROPATHIES; Q FEVER;

EID: 0036908792     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0404.2002.02054.x     Document Type: Article

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