Antigenic analysis by direct immunofluorescence of 114 isolates of rickettsia tsutsugamushi recovered from febrile patients in rural malaysia

Japanese Journal of Medical Science and Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1979, Pages 337-344

  Shirai, Akira ^a   Robinson, David M ^a   Brown, Grahaem W ^a   Gan, Elsie ^a   Huxsoll, David L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, HETEROPHILE; FEVER; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI; RURAL POPULATION;

ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI; RICKETTSIA;

EID: 0018599559     PISSN: 00215112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7883/yoken1952.32.337     Document Type: Article

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