Acute reversible hearing loss in scrub typhus

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 55, Issue JULY, 2007, Pages 512-514

  Mahajan, S K ^a   Bakshi, D ^b  

^a Deen Dayal Upadhayaya Zonal Hospital   (India)

^b DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; DOXYCYCLINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INSECT BITE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI; RISK FACTOR; SCRUB TYPHUS; TROMBICULIDAE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANIMALS; CEFTRIAXONE; DOXYCYCLINE; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; MALE; ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI; RISK FACTORS; SCRUB TYPHUS; TROMBICULIDAE;

EID: 34347389915     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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