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Diagnostic dilemma in a returning traveler with fever.

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Catania, J; Martin, SS; Corey, GR; Sexton, DS
Published in: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
September 2013
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This case report of fever of unknown origin in a returning traveler from South America illustrates the need for a thorough understanding of limitations of laboratory testing modalities in order to prevent delays in diagnosis in potentially fatal but curable diseases.

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Daniel John Sexton
Author Daniel John Sexton Medicine, Infectious Diseases
Gordon Ralph Corey
Author Gordon Ralph Corey Medicine, Infectious Diseases

Published In

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis

DOI

10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.05.013

EISSN

1879-0070

Publication Date

September 2013

Volume

77

Issue

1

Start / End Page

85 / 86

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • United States
  • Travel
  • South America
  • Microbiology
  • Humans
  • Fever of Unknown Origin
  • Female
  • 3207 Medical microbiology
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
 

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Catania, J., Martin, S. S., Corey, G. R., & Sexton, D. S. (2013). Diagnostic dilemma in a returning traveler with fever. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis, 77(1), 85–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.05.013
Catania, Jelena, Seth S. Martin, G Ralph Corey, and Daniel S. Sexton. “Diagnostic dilemma in a returning traveler with fever.” Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 77, no. 1 (September 2013): 85–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.05.013.
Catania J, Martin SS, Corey GR, Sexton DS. Diagnostic dilemma in a returning traveler with fever. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2013 Sep;77(1):85–6.
Catania, Jelena, et al. “Diagnostic dilemma in a returning traveler with fever.” Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis, vol. 77, no. 1, Sept. 2013, pp. 85–86. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.05.013.
Catania J, Martin SS, Corey GR, Sexton DS. Diagnostic dilemma in a returning traveler with fever. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2013 Sep;77(1):85–86.
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Published In

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis

DOI

10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.05.013

EISSN

1879-0070

Publication Date

September 2013

Volume

77

Issue

1

Start / End Page

85 / 86

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • United States
  • Travel
  • South America
  • Microbiology
  • Humans
  • Fever of Unknown Origin
  • Female
  • 3207 Medical microbiology
  • 3202 Clinical sciences