Ehrlichia infection in Italy

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 663-665

  Nuti, M ^a   Serafini, D A ^b   Bassetti, D ^c   Ghionni, A ^d   Russino, F ^e   Rombola P ^f   Macri, G ^f   Lillini, E ^f,g  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b US Navy Medical Services   (United States)

^c Public Health Department   (Italy)

^d Ospedale di Pieve di Cadore   (Italy)

^e Multizone Prevention Service   (Italy)

^f Zooprophylaxis Institute   (Italy)

^g Italy   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; FEMALE; FOREST WORKER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REVIEW; SEROCONVERSION; TICK BITE; TICK BORNE DISEASE;

EID: 0031788926     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0404.980420     Document Type: Review

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