Management of travelers with fever and exanthema, notably dengue and chikungunya infections

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 710-713

  Hochedez, Patrick ^a   Canestri, Ana ^a   Guihot, Amélie ^a   Brichler, Ségolène ^b   Bricaire, François ^a   Caumes, Eric ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b AVICENNE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; ARBOVIRUS; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; ASIA; CHIKUNGUNYA ALPHAVIRUS; DENGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INDIAN OCEAN; LEUKOPENIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; RASH; RNA VIRUS INFECTION; SOUTH AFRICA; SYMPTOM; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TRAVEL;

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EID: 45349093426     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.78.710     Document Type: Article

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