Chlamydia psittaci infection and reinfection in a veterinarian

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 511-513

  Gosbell, I B ^a   Ross, A D ^b   Turner, I B ^c  

^a SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^b NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

^c Camden District Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI;

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; ORNITHOSIS; PIGEONS AND DOVES; RADIOGRAPHY; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BIRD DISEASES; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; COLUMBIDAE; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TESTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PSITTACOSIS; RECURRENCE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033173512     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1999.tb12121.x     Document Type: Article

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