Presence of Bartonella spp. in various human populations

Polish Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-38

  Chmielewski, Tomasz ^a   Podsiadły, Edyta ^a   Tylewska Wierzbanowska, Stanisława ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Alcoholics; Bartonella henselae; Intravenous drug users; Vets

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; RIBOFLAVIN SYNTHASE;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA QUINTANA; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL CULTURE; CELL STRAIN L 929; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PET ANIMAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROPREVALENCE; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ANIMAL; CAT; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; POLAND; RICKETTSIOSIS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA QUINTANA;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA INFECTIONS; BARTONELLA QUINTANA; CATS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; POLAND; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS; VETERINARIANS;

EID: 34247596385     PISSN: 17331331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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