Reemerging threat of epidemic typhus in Algeria

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 3898-3900

  Mokrani, K ^a   Fournier, P E ^b   Dalichaouche, M ^c   Tebbal, S ^a   Aouati, A ^c   Raoult, D ^b,c  

^a Centre Hospitalier de Batna   (Algeria)

^b Centre Hospitalo Universitaire Dr Benbadis Constantine   (Algeria)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ADULT; ALGERIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CROSS REACTION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFESTATION; LOUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RICKETTSIA PROWAZEKII; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TICK BITE; TYPHUS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ALGERIA; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RICKETTSIA PROWAZEKII; TYPHUS, EPIDEMIC LOUSE-BORNE;

ACARI; PHTHIRAPTERA; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA PROWAZEKII; RICKETTSIALES;

EID: 3843082898     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.8.3898-3900.2004     Document Type: Article

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