First isolation of Rickettsia conorii from humans in the Trakya (European) region of Turkey

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 609-614

  Kuloglu, F ^a,b   Rolain, J M ^b   Fournier, P E ^b   Akata, F ^a   Tugrul, M ^a   Raoult, D ^b  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; BOUTONNEUSE FEVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIA CONORII; SKIN BIOPSY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BASE SEQUENCE; BOUTONNEUSE FEVER; CHILD; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RICKETTSIA CONORII; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TURKEY;

EID: 4544331267     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-004-1179-4     Document Type: Article

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