A case of prolonged fatigue following an acute rickettsial infection

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 101, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 591-593

  Watts, M R ^a   Benn, R A ^a   Hudson, B J ^a   Graves, S ^a  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; FATIGUE; FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LETTER; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RICKETTSIOSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 46249104584     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: 14602393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcn064     Document Type: Letter

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