Risk-factors for human infection with Orientia tsutsugamushi: A case-control study in Korea

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 174-177

  Kim, D M ^a   Kim, K Y ^b   Nam, H S ^b   Kweon, S S ^c   Park, M Y ^a   Ryu, S Y ^a  

^a Chosun University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^c Seonam University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Education; Epidemiology; Orientia tsutsugamushi; Risk factors; Scrub typhus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI; PLAGUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCRUB TYPHUS;

ORIENTIA TSUTSUGAMUSHI;

EID: 38049090216     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01901.x     Document Type: Article

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