Crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever: A case of nosocomial transmission [1]

Infection

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 295-296

  Harxhi, A ^a   Pilaca, A ^a   Delia, Z ^a   Pano, K ^a   Rezza, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CENTER MOTHER TERESA   (Albania)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS HEMORRHAGIC FEVER;

ADULT; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER VIRUS, CRIMEAN-CONGO; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, CRIMEAN; HUMANS; MALE; NURSES;

EID: 23844504057     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-005-4129-x     Document Type: Letter

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