Antibody prevalence of Orientia tsutsugamushi, Rickettsia typhi and TT118 spotted fever group rickettsiae among Malaysian blood donors and febrile patients in the urban areas

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 165-170

  Tay, S T ^a   Kamalanathan, M ^b   Rohani, M Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; RICKETTSIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI; RICKETTSIA TYPHI; RICKETTSIOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0042567466     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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