Erythroblast cells as a target for Bartonella quintana in homeless people

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 990, Issue , 2003, Pages 485-487

  Rolain, J M ^a   Foucault, C ^a,b   Brouqui, P ^a,b   Raoult, Didier ^a,b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Bartonella quintana; Erythroblast cell; Erythrocyte; Homeless

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BACTEREMIA; BARTONELLA QUINTANA; BONE MARROW CELL; CONFERENCE PAPER; ERYTHROBLAST; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; PARASITISM; STEM CELL; TARGET CELL;

BARTONELLA QUINTANA;

EID: 0038728060     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2003.tb07414.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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