Antibodies to Orientia tsutsugamushi in Thai soldiers

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 556-559

  Eamsila, Chirapa ^a   Singsawat, Pamornwon ^a   Duangvaraporn, Alisa ^a   Strickman, Daniel ^b  

^a ARMED FORCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Thailand)

^b Unit 15247

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI; PREVALENCE; SCRUB TYPHUS; SOLDIER;

ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI; RICKETTSIA;

EID: 0029824457     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1996.55.556     Document Type: Article

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