An outbreak of leptospirosis, Thailand - The importance of the laboratory

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 289-295

  Sejvar, James ^a,e   Tangkanakul, Waraluk ^b   Ratanasang, Pongsawat ^b   Dowell, Scott F ^a   Sangjun, Noppadol ^c   Bragg, Sandra ^a   Ashford, David ^a   Tappero, Jordan ^d  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^c ARMED FORCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Thailand)

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

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; LABORATORY; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; STANDARDIZATION; THAILAND; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 20444471136     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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