Leptospirosis - An often unrecognised illness? Epidemiology and diagnostics in Switzerland;Leptospirose: Eine oft verpasste diagnose? Epidemiologie und diagnostik in der Schweiz

Praxis

Volumn 89, Issue 31-32, 2000, Pages 1257-1262

  Steffen, Ingrid ^a   Frei, R ^a   Widmer, A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Diagnostics; Epidemiology; Human leptospirosis; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOG; FECES; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOGS; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; WEIL DISEASE;

EID: 0034632422     PISSN: 16618157     EISSN: 16618165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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