Incidence and management of presumption of Lyme borreliosis in Belgium: Recent data from the sentinel network of general practitioners

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2385-2390

  Vanthomme, K ^a   Bossuyt, N ^a   Boffin, N ^a   Van Casteren, V ^a  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHILD; ERYTHEMA CHRONICUM MIGRANS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LYME DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TICK BITE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BELGIUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LYME DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866410199     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-012-1580-3     Document Type: Article

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