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Atypical Dengue Fever Mimicking Typhoid Fever in a College Student Traveler

  • Burke A. Cunha, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Burke A. Cunha, MD, Infectious Disease Division, Winthrop-University Hospital, 222 Station Plaza North, Suite 432, Mineola, NY 11501
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  • Diane Johnson, MD
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  • Brian McDermott, DO

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 Funding: None.

 Conflict of Interest: The contributing authors do not have any conflict of interest in regard to this article.

 Authorship: All authors had access to the data and played an important role in writing this manuscript.

PII: S0002-9343(08)01178-9

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.11.009

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 4 , Pages e1-e3 , April 2009

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