Evidence of Rickettsial and Leptospira infections in Andean northern Peru

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 357-363

  Blair, Patrick J ^a   Schoeler, George B ^b   Moron, Cecilia ^c   Anaya, Elizabeth ^d   Caceda, Roxana ^a   Cespedes, Manuel ^d   Cruz, Christopher ^a   Felices, Vidal ^a   Guevara, Carolina ^a   Huaman, Alfredo ^a   Luckett, Ricky ^a   Mendoza, Leonardo ^d   Richards, Allen L ^e   Rios, Zonia ^a   Sumner, John W ^f   Villaseca, Pablo ^d   Olson, James G ^a  

^a California   (United States)

^b Navy Vector Ecology/Control Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD   (Peru)

^e NAVAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; COXIELLA BURNETII; FEVER; GENE SEQUENCE; LEPTOSPIROSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PERU; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RICKETTSIOSIS; SEROLOGY;

COXIELLA BURNETII; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA SP.; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA SP.; SPOTTED FEVER GROUP;

EID: 11144358030     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.70.357     Document Type: Article

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