Lymph node hemophagocytosis in rickettsial diseases: a pathogenetic role for CD8 T lymphocytes in human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME)?
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME) and Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) are caused by <it>Ehrlichia chaffeensis </it>and <it>Rickettsia rickettsii</it>, respectively. The pathogenesis of RMSF relates to ric...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-07-01
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| Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/6/121 |