Spotted fever group rickettsioses documented in Morocco

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 257-258

  Boudebouch, N ^a,b   Sarih, M ^a   Socolovschi, C ^c   Fatihi, T ^d   Chakib, A ^d   Amarouch, H ^b   Hassar, M ^a   Rolain, J M ^c   Parola, P ^c   Raoult, D ^c  

^a Institut Pasteur du Maroc   (Morocco)

^b FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES AIN CHOCK   (Morocco)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^d IBN ROCHD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Morocco)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CITRATE SYNTHASE; DOXYCYCLINE; JOSAMYCIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN A; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; THIAMPHENICOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BOUTONNEUSE FEVER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CROSS REACTION; DEATH; DOG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MENINGISM; MOROCCO; MYALGIA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RICKETTSIA CONORII; RICKETTSIOSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SKIN BIOPSY; TICK BITE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 73049100051     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02276.x     Document Type: Article

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