Cardiac arrest associated with febrile illness due to U.K. acquired Cyclospora cayetanensis

Journal of Infection

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Burrell, Christopher ^a   Reddy, Srinivasulu ^a   Haywood, Guy ^a   Cunningham, Richard ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Coccidiosis; Cyclospora cayetanensis; Fever; Myocarditis; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

COTRIMOXAZOLE; LOPERAMIDE;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSULTATION; COOLING; CRYOTHERAPY; CYCLOSPORA CAYETANENSIS; CYCLOSPORIASIS; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEVER; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROVOCATION TEST; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CYCLOSPORA; CYCLOSPORIASIS; DIARRHEA; FEVER; GREAT BRITAIN; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 33845567016     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2006.03.020     Document Type: Article

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