Scrub typhus in the Republic of Palau, Micronesia

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1838-1840

  Durand, A Mark ^a,e,f   Kuartei, Stevenson ^b   Togamae, Ishmael ^b   Sengebau, Maireng ^b   Demma, Linda ^c   Nicholson, William ^c   O'Leary, Michael ^c,d  

^a Department of Health Services ^*  (Federated States of Micronesia)

^b Republic of Palau Ministry of Health   (Palau)

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

^d Pac Isl Health Officer Association   (Guam)

^e Health Services   (Federated States of Micronesia)

^f Palau Area Health Education Center   (Palau)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; ILEITIS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI; PALAU; SCRUB TYPHUS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 4844224251     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1010.040288     Document Type: Article

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