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A Case of Possible Doxycycline-Resistant Scrub Typhus  

Na, Dong Jib (Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Eulji University School of Medicine)
Han, Sang Hoon (Internal Medicine, Sun General Hospital)
Moon, Kyung Min (Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Eulji University School of Medicine)
Kim, Dong Jin (Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Eulji University School of Medicine)
Lee, Yang Deok (Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Eulji University School of Medicine)
Cho, Yong Seon (Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Eulji University School of Medicine)
Han, Min Soo (Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Eulji University School of Medicine)
Yoon, Hee Jung (Division of Infectious Medicine, Eulji University School of Medicine)
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases / v.62, no.6, 2007 , pp. 545-548 More about this Journal
Keywords
Clarithromycin; Doxycycline; Scrub typhus;
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