Is the incidence of perimyocarditis increased following Campylobacter jejuni infection?

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 927-929

  Becker, S ^a,b   Ejlertsen, T ^a   Kristensen, B ^b   Norgaard M ^b   Nielsen, H ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MYOCARDITIS; PERICARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; COHORT STUDIES; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDITIS; PERICARDITIS;

EID: 35948949810     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-007-0393-2     Document Type: Article

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