International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages 369-373 , May 2009

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever: does it involve the heart?

  • Aynur Engin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Cumhuriyet University, School of Medicine, 58140 Sivas, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +90 346 2581084; fax: +90 346 2581305.
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  • Mehmet Birhan Yilmaz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Cumhuriyet University, School of Medicine, 58140 Sivas, Turkey
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  • Nazif Elaldi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Cumhuriyet University, School of Medicine, 58140 Sivas, Turkey
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  • Alim Erdem

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Cumhuriyet University, School of Medicine, 58140 Sivas, Turkey
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  • Kenan Yalta

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Cumhuriyet University, School of Medicine, 58140 Sivas, Turkey
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  • Izzet Tandogan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Cumhuriyet University, School of Medicine, 58140 Sivas, Turkey
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  • Safak Kaya

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Cumhuriyet University, School of Medicine, 58140 Sivas, Turkey
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  • Mehmet Bakir

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Cumhuriyet University, School of Medicine, 58140 Sivas, Turkey
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  • Ilyas Dokmetas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Cumhuriyet University, School of Medicine, 58140 Sivas, Turkey

Received 12 January 2008 ,Revised 18 July 2008 ,Accepted 21 July 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.07.019

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages 369-373 , May 2009

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