Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
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Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case, Derek Weber, Warner Bair
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A hospitalized patient had symptoms of fever, headache, fatigue and back pain. The laboratory testing for Borrelia burgdorferi, which causes the Lyme disease, is negative. The possible diagnosis would be viral hemorrhagic fever.
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Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
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