Polymerase chain reaction of tick-borne relapsing fever caused by Borrelia hermsii

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 267-269

  Uhlmann, Erik J ^a   Seed, Patrick C ^a   Schwan, Tom G ^b   Storch, Gregory A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Borrelia hermsii; PCR; Tick borne relapsing fever

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; IBUPROFEN;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BORRELIA HERMSII; BORRELIA INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TICK BORNE DISEASE; URINALYSIS; BORRELIA; CLASSIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; BORRELIA; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RELAPSING FEVER; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33847371651     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000254392.99545.69     Document Type: Article

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