Fever of unknown origin (FUO) due to babesiosis in a immunocompetent host

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 481-484

  Cunha, Burke A ^a   Cohen, Yehuda Z ^a   McDermott, Brian ^a  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOVAQUONE; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BABESIOSIS; BLOOD SMEAR; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IXODES SCAPULARIS; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG EDEMA; LYME DISEASE; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MALARIA; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; SPLEEN FUNCTION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGED; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ATOVAQUONE; BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RARE DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55049097137     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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