Rocky mountain spotted fever in Argentina

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 687-692

  Paddock, Christopher D ^a,b   Fernandez, Susana ^c   Echenique, Gustavo A ^d   Sumner, John W ^b   Reeves, Will K ^e,f   Zaki, Sherif R ^b   Remondegui, Carlos E ^d  

^a MS G 32 ^*  (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c Hospital Pablo Soria   (Argentina)

^d Hospital Zonal General Agudos San Roque   (Argentina)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^f USDA ARS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

AMBLYOMMA; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFORMATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CARRIER; DNA EXTRACTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CLUSTER; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RICKETTSIOSIS; ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER;

AMBLYOMMA CAJENNENSE; IXODIDA; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII; RICKETTSIACEAE;

EID: 45349102816     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2008.78.687     Document Type: Article

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