Early Lyme disease with spirochetemia - Diagnosed by DNA sequencing

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 3, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Lee, Sin Hang ^a   Vigliotti, Veronica S ^a   Vigliotti, Jessica S ^a   Jones, William ^a   Williams, Jessie ^a   Walshon, Jay ^a  

^a Milford Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORRELIA BURGDORFERI;

EID: 77958600518     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-3-273     Document Type: Article

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