Leptospirosis: Skin wounds and control strategies, Thailand, 1999

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1455-1459

  Phraisuwan, Phran ^a   Spotts Whitney, Ellen A ^b   Tharmaphornpilas, Piyanit ^a   Guharat, Suriya ^a   Thongkamsamut, Samart ^c   Aresagig, Suphaporn ^c   Liangphongphanthu, Jayteeya ^d   Junthima, Kanlayanee ^e   Sokampang, Apirat ^e   Ashford, David A ^b,f  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

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

^c Buri Ram Provincial Health Office   (Thailand)

^d Khumuang Hospital   (Thailand)

^e Northeastern Reg Epidemiol Center   (Thailand)

^f NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN INJURY; THAILAND; WATER CONTAMINATION; WOUND CARE;

EID: 0036908917     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0812.020180     Document Type: Article

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