Leptospirosis on Oahu: An outbreak among military personnel associated with recreational exposure

Military Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 101-104

  Katz, Alan R ^a   Sasaki, David M ^b   Mumm, Alan H ^c   Escamilla, Joel ^d   Middleton, Charles R ^b   Romero, Sofia E ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific   (United States)

^e California   (Peru)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; PENICILLIN G;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; NAVY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SWIMMING; UNITED STATES; VACCINATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; ZOONOSIS;

EID: 0031024344     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/162.2.101     Document Type: Article

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