Haemophagocytic syndrome and rickettsial diseases

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 537-542

  Cascio, Antonio ^a   Giordano, Salvatore ^b   Dones, Piera ^b   Venezia, Silvia ^b   Iaria, Chiara ^a,c   Ziino, Ottavio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b ARNAS   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLARITHROMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIALES;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BOUTONNEUSE FEVER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; ITALY; LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS, HEMOPHAGOCYTIC; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79953021449     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.025833-0     Document Type: Article

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