Human Tula virus infection or rat-bite fever? [1] (multiple letters)

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 332-333

  Clement, J ^a   Frans, J ^a   Van Ranst, M ^a   Schultze, D ^b   Lundkvist, A ^c   Heyman, P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Institute for Clinical Microbiology and Immunology   (Switzerland)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d QUEEN ASTRID MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; HANTAVIRUS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUUMALA VIRUS; RAT BITE FEVER; SEROCONVERSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TULA VIRUS;

EID: 0038548529     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-003-0921-7     Document Type: Letter

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