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CLINICAL STUDY

Scrub Typhus: A Frequently Overlooked Cause of Acute Renal Failure

Tzung-Hai Yen Division of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung Medical College and University, Taipei, Taiwan
, M.D.,
Chiz-Tzung Chang Division of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung Medical College and University, Taipei, Taiwan
, M.D.,
Ja-Liang Lin Division of Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung Medical College and University, Taipei, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
, M.D.,
Jieh-Ran Jiang Department of Chinese Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung Medical College and University, Taipei, Taiwan
, M.D. &
Kam-Fai Lee Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung Medical College and University, Taipei, Taiwan
, M.D.
Pages 397-410 | Published online: 26 Aug 2009

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