Clinical diagnosis and geographic distribution of leptospirosis, Thailand

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 124-126

  Wuthiekanun, Vanaporn ^a   Sirisukkarn, Nisa ^b   Daengsupa, Prayad ^b   Sakaraserane, Prangyong ^b   Sangkakam, Amornwadee ^a   Chierakul, Wirongrong ^a   Smythe, Lee D ^c   Symonds, Meegan L ^c   Dohnt, Michael F ^c   Slack, Andrew T ^c   Day, Nicholas P ^a,d   Peacock, Sharon J ^a,d  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^c QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; THAILAND; TROPICAL MEDICINE;

EID: 33846081551     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1301.060718     Document Type: Article

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