Human babesiosis - An unrecorded reality: Absence of formal registry undermines its detection, diagnosis and treatment, suggesting need for immediate mandatory reporting

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 609-615

  Sherr, Virginia T ^a  

^a 18966 2105   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIMISININ; ATOVAQUONE; ATOVAQUONE PLUS PROGUANIL; AZITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; HEPARIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; OREGANO OIL; PLANT EXTRACT; QUININE; SAMENTO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BABESIA; BABESIOSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHROCYTE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOST; HUMAN; HYPOCHONDRIASIS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INTESTINE; LYME DISEASE; MALARIA; MAMMAL; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PARASITE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGISTER; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPIROCHETE; SYMPTOM; TICK; TROPICAL DISEASE; UNITED STATES; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACARI; BABESIA; MAMMALIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 8444243257     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2004.04.006     Document Type: Article

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