Nosocomial transmission of human granulocytic anaplasmosis?

JAMA

Volumn 300, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 2308-2309

  Krause, Peter J ^a   Wormser, Gary P ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANAPLASMOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDITORIAL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

EID: 56649088049     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2008.665     Document Type: Editorial

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