Febrile Rash: An Early Diagnostic Clue to Infectious Illness in Travelers Returning from Thailand
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Imad, H.A.; Putri, A.; Charoenwisedsil, R.; Charoensakulchai, S.; Caumes, E. Febrile Rash: An Early Diagnostic Clue to Infectious Illness in Travelers Returning from Thailand. Reports 2024, 7, 45. https://doi.org/10.3390/reports7020045
Imad HA, Putri A, Charoenwisedsil R, Charoensakulchai S, Caumes E. Febrile Rash: An Early Diagnostic Clue to Infectious Illness in Travelers Returning from Thailand. Reports. 2024; 7(2):45. https://doi.org/10.3390/reports7020045
Chicago/Turabian StyleImad, Hisham Ahmed, Anastasia Putri, Ratchata Charoenwisedsil, Sakarn Charoensakulchai, and Eric Caumes. 2024. "Febrile Rash: An Early Diagnostic Clue to Infectious Illness in Travelers Returning from Thailand" Reports 7, no. 2: 45. https://doi.org/10.3390/reports7020045