Q fever in pregnancy: Case report after a 2-year follow-up

Journal of Infection

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 79-81

  Tellez A ^a   Moreno, J Sanz ^b   Valkova, D ^c   Domingo, C ^a   Anda, P ^a   De Ory, F ^a   Albarran F ^b   Raoult, D ^d  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PRÍNCIPE DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^d Centre National de Reference   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COXIELLA BURNETII; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PLACENTA; PLASMID; PREGNANCY; Q FEVER; SERODIAGNOSIS; SPAIN;

EID: 13144279267     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(98)91034-9     Document Type: Article

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