Yersinia enterocolitica and the chronic fatigue syndrome

Journal of Infection

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 269-272

  Swanink, C M A ^a   Stolk Engelaar, V M M ^a   Van Der Meer, J W M ^a   Vercoulen, J H M M ^a   Bleijenberg, G ^a   Fennis, J F M ^a   Galama, J M D ^a   Hoogkamp Korstanje, J A A ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 0031811973     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(98)94099-3     Document Type: Article

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