Murine (endemic) typhus in Brazil: case report and review Tifo murino (endêmico) no Brasil: relato de caso e revisão

Murine typhus has been increasingly recognized worldwide and is becoming a relevant differential diagnosis in febrile conditions. In Brazil, murine typhus has never received much attention. We present a recently diagnosed case and a literature review that suggests that the disease could be more prev...

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Main Authors: Luiz J. Silva, Priscila M.O. Papaiordanou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2004-10-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652004000500010