Crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever in a dengue-endemic region: Lessons for the future

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 459-463

  Ali, Farheen ^a   Saleem, Taimur ^b   Khalid, Umair ^b   Mehmood, Syed Faisal ^a   Jamil, Bushra ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Crimean congo hemorrhagic fever; Prophylaxis; Ribavirin; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRIMEAN CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DENGUE; FATALITY; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 77955636757     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.812     Document Type: Article

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