Laboratory diagnosis of rickettsial infection

Australian Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-44

  Graves, Stephen ^a   Stenos, John ^a   Unsworth, Nathan ^a   Nguyen, Chelsea ^a  

^a GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Q fever; Rickettsia

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI; Q FEVER; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIOSIS; SEROLOGY; TISSUE CULTURE;

ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI; RICKETTSIA;

EID: 33646245196     PISSN: 10381643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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