Three sudden cardiac deaths associated with lyme carditis - United States, november 2012-july 2013

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 62, Issue 49, 2013, Pages 993-996

  Ray, Gregory ^a   Schulz, Thadeus ^a   Daniels Wayne, D O ^a   Kennesaw, G A ^b   Daly, Elizabeth R ^b   Andrew, Thomas A ^h   Brown, Catherine M ^c   Cummings, Peter ^h   Nelson, Randall ^d   Cartter, Matthew L ^d   Backenson, P Bryon ^e   White, Jennifer L ^e   Kurpiel, Philip M ^e   Rockwell, Russell ^e   Rotans, Andrew S ^f   Hertzog, Christen ^f   Squires, Linda S ^f   Linden, Jeanne V ^g   Prial, Margaret ^h   Pontones, Pam ⁱ   Batten, Brigid ^j   Blau, Dianna ^j   Deleon Carnes, Marlene ^j   Muehlenbachs, Atis ^j   Ritter, Jana ^j   Sanders, Jeanine ^j   Zaki, Sherif R ^j   Mead, Paul ^j   Hinckley, Alison ^j   Nelson, Christina ^j   Perea, Anna ^j   Schriefer, Martin ^j   Molins, Claudia ^j   Forrester, Joseph D ^k   more..

^a CRYOLIFE INC   (United States)

^b New Hampshire Dept of Health and Human Svcs   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d CDC   (United States)

^e NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^f Dutchess County Department of Health   (United States)

^g WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^h Orange County ^*

ⁱ INDIANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^j NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^k CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYME DISEASE; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; NOTE; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYME DISEASE; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84890353321     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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