Laboratory diagnosis of leptospirosis

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 195-200

  Ahmad, S N ^a   Shah, S ^a   Ahmad, F M H ^b  

^a Metropolis Health Services (India) Pvt Ltd   (India)

^b Indian Army   (India)

Author keywords

Investigations; Isolation; Leptospira

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; SEROLOGY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; ZOONOSIS;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS;

EID: 28844468923     PISSN: 00223859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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