Seroepidemiological study of Rickettsia felis, Rickettsia typhi, and Rickettsia conorii infection among the population of southern Spain

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 375-381

  Bernabeu Wittel, M ^a   Del Toro, M D ^b   Nogueras, M M ^c   Muniain, M A ^b   Cardenosa N ^c   Marquez F J ^d   Segura, F ^c   Pachon J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN MACARENA   (Spain)

^c Department of Internal Medicine   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; OCCUPATION; PATHOGENESIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIA CONORII; RICKETTSIA FELIS; RICKETTSIA TYPHI; RICKETTSIOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BOUTONNEUSE FEVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; RICKETTSIA CONORII; RICKETTSIA FELIS; RICKETTSIA INFECTIONS; RICKETTSIA TYPHI; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SPAIN; TYPHUS, ENDEMIC FLEA-BORNE;

EID: 33745096583     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-006-0147-6     Document Type: Article

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