A case of meningitis due to Toscana virus in Murcia [2];Un caso de meningitis por virus Toscana en Murcia

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 317-318

  Martínez García, Francisco Antonio ^a   Moreno Docon A ^a   Lopez Lopez M ^a   Albert Lacal, L ^a   Martinez Toldos M C ^a   Segovia Hernandez M ^a   Fernandez Barreiro A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LETTER; MALE; MENINGITIS; MIGRAINE; NAUSEA; NEUROLOGY; SMOKING; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIRUS; VOMITING;

EID: 37349029063     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.4505.2007324     Document Type: Letter

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