Early diagnosis of Hantavirus infection by family doctors can reduce inappropriate antibiotic use and hospitalization

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 179-184

  Brorstad, Alette ^a   Oscarsson, Kristina Bergstedt ^a   Ahlm, Clas ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Family practice; General practice; Hantavirus; Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome; Nephropathia epidemica; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER WITH RENAL SYNDROME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SWEDEN; VIROLOGY; ZOONOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER WITH RENAL SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN; ZOONOSES;

EID: 77955506936     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02813432.2010.506058     Document Type: Article

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