Neurological involvement in acute Q fever: A report of 29 cases and review of the literature

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 693-700

  Bernit, Emmanuelle ^a   Pouget, Jean ^b   Janbon, François ^c   Dutronc, Herv́ ^d   Martinez, Philippe ^e   Brouqui, Philippe ^a   Raoult, Didier ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c GUI DE CHAULIAC HOSPITAL   (France)

^d HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

^e CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COXIELLA BURNETII; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; MENINGITIS; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MENTAL DISEASE; MYELITIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q FEVER; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY;

EID: 0037170643     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.162.6.693     Document Type: Article

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