Sudden onset of pseudotuberculosis in humans, France, 2004-05

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1119-1122

  Vincent, Pascal ^a,b,c   Leclercq, Alexandre ^d   Martin, Liliane ^d   Duez, Jean Marie ^e   Simonet, Michel ^a,c   Carniel, Elisabeth ^d  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^e HÔPITAL DU BOCAGE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MALE; TREND STUDY; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS; YERSINIOSIS;

EID: 46349110622     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1407.071339     Document Type: Article

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