Molecular and serologic survey of Orientia tsutsugamushi infection among field rodents in southern Cholla Province, Korea

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 513-518

  Song, Hyun Jae ^a   Seong, Seung Yong ^b   Huh, Myung Suk ^b   Park, Sae Gwang ^b   Jang, Won Jong ^b   Kee, Sun Ho ^c   Kim, Kai Hwan ^a   Kim, Sun Chun ^a   Choi, Myung Sik ^b   Kim, Ik Sang ^b   Chang, Woo Hyun ^c  

^a Microbiology Division   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEMAGGLUTINATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCRUB TYPHUS; SERODIAGNOSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031918863     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.58.513     Document Type: Article

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