Infect Chemother.
2015 Sep;47(3):181-182. 10.3947/ic.2015.47.3.181.
Human Anaplasmosis in Acute Febrile Patients during Scrub Typhus Season in Korea
- Affiliations
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- 1Bio-safety Research Institute and College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea.
- 2Department of Internal Medicine, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea. lcsmd@jbnu.ac.kr
- 3Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University, Chonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea.
- KMID: 2068983
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2015.47.3.181
Abstract
- No abstract available.
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