Isolation in endothelial cell cultures of Chlamydia trachomatis LGV (Serovar L2) from a lymph node of a patient with suspected cat scratch disease

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2062-2064

  Maurin, M ^a   Raoult, D ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BARTONELLA; CASE REPORT; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; CENTRIFUGATION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; LYMPHOGRANULOMA VENEREUM; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CORYNEBACTERINEAE; FELIS CATUS; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 0034042570     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/.38.6.2062-2064.2000     Document Type: Article

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