Emergence of Bartonella quintana Infection among Homeless Persons

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 141-144

  Jackson, Lisa A ^a   Spach, David H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BARTONELLA QUINTANA; BLOOD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RICKETTSIOSIS;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BARTONELLA QUINTANA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRENCH FEVER;

EID: 0030115240     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0202.960212     Document Type: Article

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