Human ehrlichiosis causing left ventricular dilatation and dysfunction

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 386-387

  Rex, John H ^a   Vanek, Natalie N ^a   Kazi, Salahuddin ^a   Cepero, N Marie ^a   Tang, Sherman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIOSIS; HEART DILATATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 19144363950     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/22.2.386     Document Type: Article

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