Powassan virus infection: Case series and literature review from a single institution

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Raval, Mihir ^a,b   Singhal, Mayank ^a,b   Guerrero, Dubert ^a,b   Alonto, Augusto ^a,b  

^a Sanford Hospital   (United States)

^b UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences Southeast Campus   (United States)

Author keywords

Intraparenchymal hemorrhage; Powassan Virus encephalitis; Seizures; Tick borne encephalitis

Indexed keywords

FLAVIVIRUS; IXODIDA; POWASSAN VIRUS; TICK-BORNE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; TICK-BORNE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS GROUP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INSECT BITE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; TICK; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ENCEPHALITIS, TICK-BORNE; HUMANS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TICKS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84867895109     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-594     Document Type: Article

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