Rhodococcus equi infections of persons with and without a contact with animals

Acta Veterinaria Brno

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 219-224

  Votava, M ^a,b   Skalka, B ^a  

^a ST ANNE S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^b MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Contact with animals; Infections of man; Manure or soil; Rhodococcus equi

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI;

EID: 0030327714     PISSN: 00017213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2754/avb199665030219     Document Type: Article

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