Infectious risks of rafting - And other nautical recreational activities - In tropical countries;Risques infectieux du rafting - Et autres sports nautiques - sous les tropiques

Medecine et Hygiene

Volumn 60, Issue 2391, 2002, Pages 949-952

  Chappuis, François ^a   Loutan, Louis ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL VACCINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DOXYCYCLINE; PENICILLIN G; PRAZIQUANTEL; SPIROLEPT; TYPHOID VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LAKE; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; MORBIDITY; RAFTING; RECREATION; RIVER; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SWITZERLAND; TROPICS; TYPHOID FEVER;

EID: 0037042391     PISSN: 00256749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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