Q fever in adults: Review of 66 clinical cases

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 108-110

  Sampere, M ^a   Font, B ^a   Font, J ^a   Sanfeliu, I ^a   Segura, F ^a  

^a Hospital Universitari Parc Taulí   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROLIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q FEVER; RESPIRATORY FAILURE;

EID: 0037300009     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-002-0873-3     Document Type: Article

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