Serologic and molecular detection of granulocytic ehrlichiosis in Rhode Island

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 944-947

  Yeh, Min Tsung ^a   Mather, Thomas N ^a   Coughlin, Richard T ^b   Gingrich Baker, Cindy ^b   Sumner, John W ^c   Massung, Robert F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b Aquila Biopharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IXODES; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ACARI; ANAPLASMATACEAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; EHRLICHIA; IXODES SCAPULARIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PEROMYSCUS;

EID: 0030910618     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.4.944-947.1997     Document Type: Article

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