Fatal Israeli spotted fever in a UK traveler to South Portugal

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 122-123

  Chai, Joshua T Y ^a   Eremeeva, Marina E ^b   Borland, Colin D R ^a   Karas, J Andreas ^a  

^a HINCHINGBROOKE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BOUTONNEUSE FEVER; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FATALITY; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; LEISURE; MENINGOCOCCEMIA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PORTUGAL; RICKETTSIA CONORII; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BOUTONNEUSE FEVER; DOXYCYCLINE; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PORTUGAL; RICKETTSIA CONORII; TRAVEL;

EID: 40849100321     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2007.00179.x     Document Type: Article

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