Experimental infection of the human granulocytic ehrlichiosis agent in horses

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 137-145

  Chang, Yung Fu ^a   Novosel, Vesna ^a   Dubovi, Edward ^a   Wong, Susan J ^b   Chu, Frederick K ^b   Chang, Chao Fu ^a   Del Piero, Fabio ^a   Shin, Sang ^a   Lein, Donald H ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ehrlichia equi; Experimental infection; Horse; Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BACTERIAL DNA;

ADRENAL GLAND; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; EHRLICHIOSIS; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FASCIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORSE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOID HYPERPLASIA; MALE; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADRENAL GLANDS; AGED; ANIMALS; DNA, BACTERIAL; EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIOSIS; FASCIA; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HUMANS; JOINTS; LIVER; LUNG; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PERITONEUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS; SPLEEN;

EID: 0032584754     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(98)00133-2     Document Type: Article

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