Microbiology: An Introduction
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Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case
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Chapter 23, Problem 2MCQ
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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
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