Leptospirosis in Takeo province, Kingdom of Cambodia, 2003

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 546-551

  Seng, Heng ^a,b   Sok, Touch ^b   Tangkanakul, Waraluk ^c   Petkanchanapong, Wimol ^c   Kositanont, Uraiwan ^d   Sareth, Hem ^e   Hor, Bunleng ^f   Jiraphongsa, Chuleeporn ^a  

^a Bureau of Epidemiology   (Thailand)

^b Ministry of Health Cambodia   (Cambodia)

^c MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^d MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e Takeo Provincial Hospital   (Cambodia)

^f National HIV/AIDS   (Cambodia)

Author keywords

Cambodia; Leptospirae; Leptospirosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CAMBODIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MYALGIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES; CAMBODIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33947274030     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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