Survey of sera from encephalitis patients for balamuthia mandrillaris antibody

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue SUPPL., 2001, Pages

  Schuster, Frederick L ^a   Glaser, Carol ^a   Gilliam, Sabrina ^a   Visvesvara, Govinda S ^b  

^a VIRAL AND RICKETTSIAL DISEASE LABORATORY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENCEPHALITIS;

BALAMUTHIA MANDRILLARIS;

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CHILD; ENCEPHALITIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SARCODINA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CALIFORNIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM PROTOZOAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; INFANT; LOBOSEA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0035544842     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2001.tb00435.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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