Immunodiagnosis of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis by using culture- derived human isolates

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1480-1488

  Ravyn, M Dana ^a   Goodman, Jesse L ^b   Kodner, Carrie B ^a   Westad, Deborah K ^a   Coleman, Lisa A ^a   Engstrom, Suzanne M ^a   Nelson, Curt M ^b   Johnson, Russell C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; COXIELLA BURNETII; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII; SEROPREVALENCE;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; COXIELLA BURNETII; COXIELLA BURNETTI; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 0031969741     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.6.1480-1488.1998     Document Type: Article

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