Severe Rickettsia conorii infection associated with hemophagocytic syndrome;Infección grave por Rickettsia conorii asociada a síndrome hemofagocítico

Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 597-598

  Pérez De Pedro, Iván ^a   Macías Vega, Noelia ^a   Miranda Candón, Isabel ^a   Camps García, Maria Teresa ^a  

^a HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; DOXYCYCLINE; LEVOFLOXACIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; RICKETTSIA CONORII; RICKETTSIOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 56549116657     PISSN: 0213005X     EISSN: 15781852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13128280     Document Type: Article

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