Diagnosis of human ehrlichiosis by PCR assay of acute-phase serum

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-34

  Comer, James A ^a   Nicholson, William L ^a   Sumner, John W ^a   Olson, James G ^a   Childs, James E ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EHRLICHIA; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 0032946144     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.1.31-34.1999     Document Type: Article

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