Human granulocytic anaplasmosis in Austria: Epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory findings in five consecutive patients from Tyrol, Austria

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 296, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages 297-301

  Walder, Gernot ^a   Fuchs, Dietmar ^a   Sarcletti, Mario ^a   Berek, Klaus ^b   Falkensammer, Barbara ^a   Huber, Klaus ^a   Petrovec, Miro ^c   Dierich, Manfred P ^a   Würzner, Reinhard ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b Department of Neurology   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Anaplasma phagocytophilum; Anti platelet antibodies; Austria; HGA; HGE; Neopterin

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIVER ENZYME; NEOPTERIN; PROCALCITONIN; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; THROMBOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANAPLASMOSIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LEUKOPENIA; MALE; OUTPATIENT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33747744837     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2005.12.001     Document Type: Article

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