Is a tick bite of concern in children? Our data for 2008;Çocuklarda kene isιrmasι önemli midir? 2008 yιlι verilerimiz

Cocuk Enfeksiyon Dergisi

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 54-57

  Tezer, Hasan ^a   Şayli, Tülin Revide ^a   Bilir, Özlem Arman ^a   Demirkapi, Sevgi ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Children; Escherichia coli; Extended spectrum beta lactamase; Infection; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYALGIA; PATIENT SELECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RURAL AREA; SEROLOGY; TICK BITE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VIRUS HEMORRHAGIC FEVER;

EID: 77953376716     PISSN: 13071068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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