Bartonella henselae and Borrelia burgdorferi infections of the central nervous system

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 990, Issue , 2003, Pages 404-406

  Podsiadły, Edyta ^a   Chmielewski, Tomasz ^a   Tylewska Wierzbanowska, Stanisława ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE   (Poland)

Author keywords

B. henselae; Central nervous system; Mixed infection

Indexed keywords

BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; MIXED INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERODIAGNOSIS; SYMPTOM;

BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 18844467871     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2003.tb07400.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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