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Murine typhus mistaken for COVID-19 in a young man

Fever is a widely recognised presenting symptom of COVID-19. Consequently, other febrile illnesses may be difficult to distinguish from COVID-19—leading to delays in diagnosis and treatment. One such illness is murine typhus, a fleaborne illness with worldwide distribution caused by Rickettsia typhi...

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Autor principal: Patel, Hemesh Mahesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7640496/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33148588
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-239471