Short report: Surveillance of rickettsial infections in Indonesian military personnel during peace keeping operations in Cambodia

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 569-570

  Corwin, A L ^a   Soeprapto, W ^b   Widodo, P S ^c   Rahardjo, E ^a   Kelly, D J ^d   Dasch, G A ^d   Olson, J G ^e   Sie, A ^a   Larasati, R P ^a   Richards, A L ^a  

^a US Naval Medical Research Unit No 2 Jakarta   (Indonesia)

^b Gatot Subroto Army Hospital   (Indonesia)

^c Directorate of Health   (Indonesia)

^d NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CAMBODIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RICKETTSIA CONORII; RICKETTSIA TYPHI; RICKETTSIOSIS; SCRUB TYPHUS; SEROCONVERSION; SOLDIER;

EID: 0030725284     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1997.57.569     Document Type: Article

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