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African tick bite fever in returning Swedish travellers. Report of two cases and aspects of diagnostics

Introduction: African tick-bite fever, caused by Rickettsia africae, is endemic in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa and a possible cause of fever in returning Swedish travellers. Two patients are presented, and the advantages and disadvantages of different diagnostic methods are discussed. Patients...

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Autores principales: Nilsson, Kenneth, Wallménius, Katarina, Rundlöf-Nygren, Pernilla, Strömdahl, Susanne, Påhlson, Carl
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5549825/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28815000
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008686.2017.1343081