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Rickettsia felis infection in Sweden: Report of two cases with subacute meningitis and review of the literature

A. Lindblom Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala; Department of Infectious Diseases, Falu County Hospital, Falun
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Kristoffer Severinson Unit of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala
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Kenneth Nilsson Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala; Unit of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala; Department of Clinical Microbiology, Falu County Hospital, Falun; Center of Clinical Research Dalarna, Falun, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 906-909 | Received 25 Jun 2010, Accepted 29 Jun 2010, Published online: 25 Aug 2010

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