Mediterranean spotted fever during pregnancy: Case presentation and literature review

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 214-216

  Bentov, Yaakov ^a   Sheiner, Eyal ^a   Kenigsberg, Shlomit ^a   Mazor, Moshe ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Azithromycin; Chloramphenicol; Mediterranean spotted fever; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOUTONNEUSE FEVER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NEWBORN CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0037466220     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(02)00303-2     Document Type: Article

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