Experimental infection of human body lice with Acinetobacter baumannii

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 526-531

  Houhamdi, Linda ^a   Raoult, Didier ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES; FEMALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PEDICULOSIS; PROGENY; RABBIT; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL INFECTION; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE MODEL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENETICS; GERMFREE ANIMAL; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PEDICULUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ACINETOBACTER; ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER LWOFFII; BARTONELLA QUINTANA; BORRELIA RECURRENTIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS CORPORIS; PHTHIRAPTERA; RICKETTSIA PROWAZEKII;

BACTERIAL DNA;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; LICE INFESTATIONS; PEDICULUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RABBITS; SPECIFIC PATHOGEN-FREE ORGANISMS;

EID: 33646340155     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2006.74.526     Document Type: Article

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