Mediterranean spotted fever, a diagnostic challenge in travellers

Acta Clinica Belgica

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 513-516

  Laurent, Michaël ^a   Voet, A ^a   Libeer, C ^b   Lambrechts, M ^b   Van Wijngaerden, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint Maarten   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Mediterranean spotted fever; Rickettsiosis; Travel medicine

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BOUTONNEUSE FEVER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FECES ANALYSIS; FECES CULTURE; FEVER; HUMAN; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; MALE; MOROCCO; RICKETTSIA CONORII; RICKETTSIOSIS; SOUTHERN EUROPE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TICK; TRAVEL; URINALYSIS; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 75249085151     PISSN: 00015512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/acb.2009.087     Document Type: Article

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