Human granulocytic anaplasmosis affecting the myocardium

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 958-

  Malik, Amyn ^a,c   Jameel, Mohammad NurulQadr ^a   Ali, Syed Sohail ^a   Mir, Sajad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Mercy Hospital   (United States)

^c Apartment 104 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Ehrlichiosis; Myocarditis; Peripheral smear

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANAPLASMOSIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEVER; HEADACHE; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN GRANULOCYTIC ANAPLASMOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MYALGIA; MYOCARDITIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDOCARDITIS; PARASITOLOGY; PREVOTELLA MELANINOGENICA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; ANAPLASMOSIS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEROIDACEAE INFECTIONS; ENDOCARDITIS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVOTELLA MELANINOGENICA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 85047233599     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.0218.x     Document Type: Article

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