Lyme disease in urban areas, Chicago [4]

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1799-1800

  Jobe, Dean A ^a   Nelson, Jeffrey A ^b,e   Adam, Michael D ^c   Martin Jr , Stephen A ^d  

^a GUNDERSEN LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTH PARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Lake County Illinois   (United States)

^d Cook County Department of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE;

BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CLINICAL FEATURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LETTER; LYME DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36249032085     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1311.070801     Document Type: Letter

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