More about human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis in Brazil: Serological evidence of nine new cases

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-10

  da Costa, Paulo Sérgio Gonçalves ^a,b,c,d   de Carvalho Valle, Lena Márcia ^b,c   Brigatte, Marco Emilio ^b   Greco, Dirceu Bartolomeu ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Hospital Monte Sinai Juiz de Fora   (Brazil)

^c Joao Penido Hospital   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Humans; Monocytotropic ehrlichiosis

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; DOXYCYCLINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; RIFAMPICIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAZIL; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; ENCEPHALITIS; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; FEVER; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; MORULA; NONHUMAN; PANCYTOPENIA; PREVALENCE; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; TICK BITE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BRAZIL; CHILD; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GOATS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TICKS;

EID: 33745061930     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: 14138670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702006000100002     Document Type: Article

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