Prevalence of Bartonella henselae immunoglobulin G antibodies in Singaporean cats

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 276-278

  Nasirudeen, A M A ^a   Thong, Mee L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bartonella henselae; Cat scratch disease; Indirect fluorescent antibody; Singapore

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CAT; CLIMATE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIOSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0033038234     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199903000-00014     Document Type: Article

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