Acute febrile myalgia in vietnam due to trichinellosis following the consumption of raw pork

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Taylor, Walter R J ^a,f,h   Van Tran, Giang ^b   Nguyen, Thai Quoc ^b   Van Dang, Duong ^c   Nguyen, Viet Khong ^d   Nguyen, Cap Trung ^b   Nguyen, Lam Tien ^b   Luong, Chinh Quoc ^b   Scott, Teresa ^g   Thach, Dang Thi Cam ^e   Ninh, Tran Thi Ha ^b   Nguyen, Thang Danh ^b   Pham, Khoung Thi ^b   Fox, Annette ^a,f   Horby, Peter ^a,f   Wertheim, Heiman ^a,f   Nhan, Doan Hanh ^e   Nguyen, Hong Ha ^b   Trinh, Lien Minh Thi ^b   Nguyen, Trung Vu ^b   Van Nguyen, Kinh ^b   Nguyen, Due Hien ^b   more..

^a OXFORD UNIVERSITY CLINICAL RESEARCH UNIT   (Viet Nam)

^b National Institute for Infectious and Tropical Diseases

^c BACH MAI HOSPITAL   (Viet Nam)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF VETERINARY RESEARCH   (Viet Nam)

^e National Institute for Malariology   (Viet Nam)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^g KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^h MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; CEFTRIAXONE; DOXYCYCLINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OMEPRAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEVER; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MYALGIA; PORK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINOSIS; VIET NAM;

EID: 70349921275     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/605533     Document Type: Article

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