Evaluation of human seroreactivity to Bartonella species in Sweden

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1381-1384

  Holmberg, M ^a   Mcgill, S ^a,b   Ehrenborg, C ^a   Wesslen L ^a   Hjelm, E ^a   Darelid, J ^c   Blad, L ^d   Engstrand, L ^a   Regnery, R ^b   Friman, G ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

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

^c Department of Ophthalmology   (Sweden)

^d Central County Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA QUINTANA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOCARDITIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIOSIS; SEROLOGY; SWEDEN;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA ELIZABETHAE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA QUINTANA; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 0032946868     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.5.1381-1384.1999     Document Type: Article

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