Cat-scratch disease in elderly patients

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 969-974

  Ben Ami, Ronen ^a   Ephros, Moshe ^b   Avidor, Boaz ^a   Katchman, Eugene ^a   Varon, Merav ^a   Leibowitz, Cecilia ^a   Comaneshter, Doron ^a   Giladi, Michael ^a  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENCEPHALITIS; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LYMPHADENITIS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENCEPHALITIS; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 25444508679     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/432934     Document Type: Article

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