Babesiosi: An emerging infectious disease caused by protozoa that invade and lyse host red blood cells

Nursing Critical Care

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 23-25

  Barto, Donna ^b   Brzozowski, Jill ^a  

^a Virtua Health   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 84905977510     PISSN: 1558447X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCN.0000451018.61832.49     Document Type: Article

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