Fatal babesiosis in man, Finland, 2004

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1116-1118

  Haapasalo, Karita ^a,b   Suomalainen, Pekka ^c   Sukura, Antti ^a   Siikamäki, Heli ^d   Sakari Jokiranta, T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF HELSINKI AND UUSIMAA   (Finland)

^c SOUTH KARELIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; DNA 18S; QUININE;

ACIDOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; BABESIA DIVERGENS; BABESIOSIS; BACKACHE; BLOOD SMEAR; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FATALITY; FATIGUE; FEVER; FINLAND; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; LYME DISEASE; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITEMIA; SEPTIC SHOCK; TREATMENT DURATION; URINE COLOR; URINE VOLUME; MIDDLE AGED; TIME;

BABESIOSIS; FATAL OUTCOME; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77954444724     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1607.091905     Document Type: Article

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