Tularemia in otolaryngology: A forgotten but not gone disease and a possible sign of bio-terrorism

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 257-259

  Rinaldo, Alessandro ^a   Bradley, Patrick J ^b   Ferlito, Alfio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; STREPTOMYCIN;

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TULAREMIA;

ANIMALS; BIOTERRORISM; HUMANS; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC DISEASES; TULAREMIA; ZOONOSES;

EID: 1942532292     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/002221504323011969     Document Type: Editorial

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