The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 2 , Pages 141-143, February 2009

A 40-day Siege

  • Robert Escher, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
    • Institute of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Robert Escher, MD, Department of General Internal Medicine, University Hospital, University of Bern, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland
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  • Ralph Kickuth, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Diagnostic, Interventional and Pediatric Radiology, University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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  • Niklaus von Steiger, VetD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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  • Andreas Arnold, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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  • André Emanuel Dutly, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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  • Simone Haltmeier, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Internal Medicine, University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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  • Uwe Schiemann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Internal Medicine, University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

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 Michael Bettmann, MD, Section Editor

 Conflict of Interest: None.

 Authoship: All authors had access to the data and played a role in writing the manuscript.

PII: S0002-9343(08)00996-0

doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.10.010

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 2 , Pages 141-143, February 2009