Tick-borne relapsing fever, a neglected cause of fever in fars province

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 177-179

  Pouladfar, Gh R ^a   Alborzi, A ^a   Pourabbas, B ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Borellia; Epidemiology; Iran; Relapsing fever

Indexed keywords

PENICILLIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; BORRELIA INFECTION; CASE REPORT; FEVER; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MALE; SPIROCHETE; TICK BITE; TICK BORNE DISEASE;

EID: 52249105993     PISSN: 02530716     EISSN: 17353688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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