Serological evidence of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis in Switzerland

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 207-209

  Pusterla, N ^a   Weber, R ^b   Wolfensberger, C ^a   Schar G ^a   Zbinden, R ^a   Fierz, W ^c   Madigan, J E ^d   Dumler, J S ^e   Lutz, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Inst Clin Microbiol and Immunol   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis; Indirect immunofluorescent antibody test; Prevalence; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CONTROLLED STUDY; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0031801315     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01691120     Document Type: Article

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