Severe encephalopathies in children with antibodies reactive with rlckettsia africae

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1432-

  Jacquemard, R ^a,b   Pretorius, A M ^a   Van Der Ryst, E ^b   Venter, A ^b   Kelly, P J ^b  

^a Department of Biophysics   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY TITER; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RICKETTSIOSIS; SEROLOGY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; RICKETTSIA INFECTIONS; RICKETTSIACEAE;

EID: 17944386147     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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