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Relapsing fever in a traveller returning from Senegal
Eric J. Eckbo, Marthe Charles, Robert Wolber and Gannon Yu
CMAJ February 22, 2021 193 (8) E285-E288; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.201644
Eric J. Eckbo
Division of Medical Microbiology & Infection Control (Eckbo, Charles), Vancouver General Hospital; Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (Eckbo, Charles, Wolber) and of Medicine (Yu), University of British Columbia; Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (Wolber) and Division of Infectious Diseases (Yu), Lions Gate Hospital, Vancouver, BC
MDMarthe Charles
Division of Medical Microbiology & Infection Control (Eckbo, Charles), Vancouver General Hospital; Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (Eckbo, Charles, Wolber) and of Medicine (Yu), University of British Columbia; Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (Wolber) and Division of Infectious Diseases (Yu), Lions Gate Hospital, Vancouver, BC
MD MScRobert Wolber
Division of Medical Microbiology & Infection Control (Eckbo, Charles), Vancouver General Hospital; Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (Eckbo, Charles, Wolber) and of Medicine (Yu), University of British Columbia; Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (Wolber) and Division of Infectious Diseases (Yu), Lions Gate Hospital, Vancouver, BC
MDGannon Yu
Division of Medical Microbiology & Infection Control (Eckbo, Charles), Vancouver General Hospital; Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (Eckbo, Charles, Wolber) and of Medicine (Yu), University of British Columbia; Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (Wolber) and Division of Infectious Diseases (Yu), Lions Gate Hospital, Vancouver, BC
MDBox 1: Medically important spirochetes
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Borrelia |
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Treponema |
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Leptospira |
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Brachyspira |
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