Caracterización serológica de cepas aisladas de pacientes con leptospirosis humana en Cuba

Revista Cubana de Higiene y Epidemiologia

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 11-15

  González, Islay Rodriguez ^a,b   Obregón, Ana M ^a,b   Rodríguez, José E ^a,b   Fernández, Carmen ^a,b   Arzola, Arelys ^a,b   Victoria, Berta ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL PEDRO KOURÍ   (Cuba)

^b IPK ^*

Author keywords

Leptospira interrogans isolation purification; Leptospira isolation purification; Leptospirosis diagnosis; Leptospirosis immunology

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749002084     PISSN: 02531751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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