Hepatitis as unique manifestation of Q fever: Clinical and epidemiologic characteristics in 109 patients;Hepatitis aislada como forma de presentación de la fiebre Q: Características clínicas y epidemiológicas en 109 pacientes

Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 193-195

  Romero Jiménez, Manuel Jesús ^a,b   Suárez Lozano, Ignacio ^a   Fajardo, José María ^a   Benavente, Alberto ^a   Menchero, Antonia ^a   De la Iglesia, Alberto ^a  

^a HOSPITAL INFANTA ELENA   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hepatitis; Q fever

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CYTOLYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; LIVER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; Q FEVER;

EID: 0344089001     PISSN: 0213005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13045450     Document Type: Article

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