Attack Scenarios with Rickettsial Species: Implications for Response and Management
G PAPPAS,
N AKRITIDIS,
E V TSIANOS,
Corresponding Author
G PAPPAS
General Hospital “G. Hatzikosta” of Ioannina Ioannina, Greece
Address for correspondence: Dr. Georgios Pappas, Internal Medicine Department, University Hospital, 45110, Ioannina, Greece. Voice: 30 26510 49453; fax: 30 26510 49045. [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorN AKRITIDIS
First Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ionnina, Greece
Search for more papers by this authorE V TSIANOS
First Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ionnina, Greece
Search for more papers by this authorG PAPPAS,
N AKRITIDIS,
E V TSIANOS,
Corresponding Author
G PAPPAS
General Hospital “G. Hatzikosta” of Ioannina Ioannina, Greece
Address for correspondence: Dr. Georgios Pappas, Internal Medicine Department, University Hospital, 45110, Ioannina, Greece. Voice: 30 26510 49453; fax: 30 26510 49045. [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorN AKRITIDIS
First Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ionnina, Greece
Search for more papers by this authorE V TSIANOS
First Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ionnina, Greece
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