International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages 387-393 , May 2009

The difference in clinical characteristics between acute Q fever and scrub typhus in southern Taiwan

  • Chung-Hsu Lai

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, 1 E-Da Road, Jiau-Shu Tsuen, Yan-Chau Shiang, Kaohsiung County, 824 Taiwan, Republic of China
    • Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan, Republic of China
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  • Chun-Kai Huang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, 1 E-Da Road, Jiau-Shu Tsuen, Yan-Chau Shiang, Kaohsiung County, 824 Taiwan, Republic of China
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  • Hui-Ching Weng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Management, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan, Republic of China
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  • Hsing-Chun Chung

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, 1 E-Da Road, Jiau-Shu Tsuen, Yan-Chau Shiang, Kaohsiung County, 824 Taiwan, Republic of China
    • ,
  • Shiou-Haur Liang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, 1 E-Da Road, Jiau-Shu Tsuen, Yan-Chau Shiang, Kaohsiung County, 824 Taiwan, Republic of China
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  • Jiun-Nong Lin

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, 1 E-Da Road, Jiau-Shu Tsuen, Yan-Chau Shiang, Kaohsiung County, 824 Taiwan, Republic of China
    • Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • ,
  • Chih-Wen Lin

      Affiliations

    • Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • ,
  • Chuan-Yuan Hsu

      Affiliations

    • Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan, Republic of China
    • ,
  • Hsi-Hsun Lin

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, 1 E-Da Road, Jiau-Shu Tsuen, Yan-Chau Shiang, Kaohsiung County, 824 Taiwan, Republic of China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +886 7 615 0011 ext. 5550; fax: +886 7 615 0960.

Received 14 April 2008 ,Revised 17 July 2008 ,Accepted 29 July 2008.

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PII: S1201-9712(08)01497-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.07.020

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages 387-393 , May 2009

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