Weil-Felix Test - A Diagnostic Tool for Rickettsial Diseases
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Weil-Felix test: A diagnostic tool for rickettsial diseases
Rickettsial diseases are generally classified under the causes of pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO) and high prevalence of this disease is found in developing countries like India. Diagnosis in such cases is difficult because early sign and symptoms are non-specific and varied. Mortality may be as high as 3040% if untreated. Weil Felix in one of the cheapest screening method available for laborat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Austin Journal of Clinical Pathology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2381-9170
DOI: 10.26420/austinjclinpathol.2017.1046