Diagnosis of Q fever

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1823-1834

  Fournier, Pierre Edouard ^a   Marrie, Thomas J ^b   Raoult, Didier ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COXIELLA BURNETII; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q FEVER; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0031864372     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.7.1823-1834.1998     Document Type: Short Survey

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