The challenges of diagnosing leptospirosis

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 139-140

  Hall, Charlotte ^a   Lambourne, Jon ^b  

^a CASTLE HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LETTER; PREVALENCE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; TRAVEL;

EID: 85047688240     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: 17088305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jtm.12095_1     Document Type: Letter

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