Imported malaria at Italy's National Institute for Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani, 1984-2003

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 175-179

  Spinazzola, F ^a   Nicastri, E ^a   Vlassi, C ^a   Ghirga, P ^a   De Marco, M ^a   Pittalis, S ^a   Paglia, M G ^a   Ferrari, C ^a   Narciso, P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; MEFLOQUINE; PROGUANIL; QUININE;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BRAIN MALARIA; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; DEATH; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; ITALY; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; TRAVEL;

EID: 34248154789     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-007-0266-8     Document Type: Article

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