Immunological response in cases of complicated and uncomplicated bartonellosis during pregnancy

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 335-337

  Huarcaya, Erick ^a,b,d   Maguina, Ciro ^b   Best, Ivan ^b   Solorzano, Nelson ^c   Leeman, Lawrence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT   (Peru)

^c Hospital de Apoyo de Caraz   (Peru)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Carrion's disease; Immunology; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ANASARCA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BARTONELLOSIS; BLOOD SMEAR; CASE REPORT; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 36248980416     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: 16789946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652007000500012     Document Type: Article

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