Relevance of Weil-Felix test in diagnosis of scrub typhus in India

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 54, Issue AUG., 2006, Pages 619-621

  Mahajan, S K ^a   Kashyap, R ^a   Kanga, A ^a   Sharma, V ^a   Prasher, B S ^a   Pal, L S ^a  

^a INDIRA GANDHI MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCRUB TYPHUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCRUB TYPHUS;

EID: 33747104235     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: 00045772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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