Haemotrophic mycoplasma: Review of aetiology and prevalence

Reviews and Research in Medical Microbiology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-3

  Yang, Zhibiao ^a   Yuan, Congli ^a   Yu, Fei ^a   Hua, Xiuguo ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Eperythrozoon; Erythrocyte; Haemobartonella; Haemotrophic mycoplasma

Indexed keywords

ACIDOSIS; ANEMIA; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEVER; HEMOLYSIS; HEMOPLASMA INFECTION; HOST RANGE; HUMAN; INFECTION; JAUNDICE; MYCOPLASMA; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA SEQUENCE;

EID: 34547944020     PISSN: 0954139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MRM.0b013e3282cdf034     Document Type: Review

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