The infection risk of visceral leishmaniasis among household members of active patients

Parasitology International

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-133

  Sakru, Nermin ^a   Ozensoy Toz, Seray ^a   Korkmaz, Metin ^a   Kavakli, Tulay ^b   Alkan, M Ziya ^a   Ozbel, Yusuf ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b Department of Pediatrics Izmir   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Household members; IFAT; Leishmaniasis; Turkey

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMASTIGOTE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFECTION RISK; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TURKEY;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 33646029073     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2005.10.008     Document Type: Article

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