Diversity of life-threatening complications due to mediterranean spotted fever in returning travelers

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 100-104

  Demeester, Rémy ^a,b   Claus, Marc ^a   Hildebrand, Marc ^c   Vlieghe, Erika ^d   Bottieau, Emmanuel ^b  

^a SAINT PIERRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c IRIS   (Belgium)

^d ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME AXETIL; CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE; INOTROPIC AGENT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BOUTONNEUSE FEVER; CASE REPORT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; INFECTION COMPLICATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MOROCCO; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RICKETTSIA CONORII; SEPTIC SHOCK; TRAVEL;

BELGIUM; BOUTONNEUSE FEVER; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MIDDLE AGED; MOROCCO; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SHOCK, SEPTIC; TRAVEL;

EID: 77649241295     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2009.00391.x     Document Type: Article

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