A global research agenda for leptospirosis

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 174-178

  Cachay, E R ^a   Vinetz, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease burden; Epidemiology; Pathogenesis; Taxonomy; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

DNA;

BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SEVERITY; DNA DETERMINATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INNATE IMMUNITY; LEPTOSPIROSIS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SERODIAGNOSIS; WATER SAMPLING;

HUMANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 28844441934     PISSN: 00223859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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