Epidemics of pneumonia caused by twar, a new chlamydia organism, in military trainees in finland

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 230-236

  Kleemola, M ^a,b,c   Saikku, P ^a,b   Visakorpi, R ^a,b   Wang, S P ^a,b   Grayston, J T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY;

ARMY; CHLAMYDIACEAE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; PNEUMONIA; RECRUIT; SHORT SURVEY;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CASE REPORT; CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PNEUMONIA; RECURRENCE; SEASONS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0023930446     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/157.2.230     Document Type: Article

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