Acute acalculous cholecystitis associated with Q fever: Report of seven cases and review of the literature

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 222-227

  Rolain, J M ^a   Lepidi, H ^a   Harle J R ^b   Allegre, T ^c   Dorval, E D ^d   Khayat, Z ^e   Raoult, D ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b HÔPITAL DE LA CONCEPTION   (France)

^c Serv Hematologie Oncol Med Int   (France)

^d SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

^e Serv Reeducation Cardio R   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE; OFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS; ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COXIELLA BURNETII; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFLAMMATION; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q FEVER; SEROLOGY;

EID: 0037907580     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-003-0899-1     Document Type: Article

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