Chlamydophila psittaci transmission from pet birds to humans

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1108-1110

  Vanrompay, Daisy ^a   Harkinezhad, Taher ^a   Van De Walle, Marijke ^a   Beeckman, Delphine ^a   Van Droogenbroeck, Caroline ^a   Verminnen, Kristel ^a   Leten, Ruud ^a   Martel, An ^a   Cauwerts, Katty ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Federal Department of Health Food Chain Safety and Environment   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; ENROFLOXACIN; OXYTETRACYCLINE; TETRACYCLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BIRD; CASE REPORT; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 34447274555     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1307.070074     Document Type: Article

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