A preliminary study on prevalent serovars of leptospirosis among patients admitted to teaching hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 405-406

  Agampodi, S ^a   Thevanesam, V ^a   Wimalarathna, H ^b   Senarathna, T ^a   Wijedasa, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LETTER; PREVALENCE; SEROTYPE; SRI LANKA; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 55549096743     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.43557     Document Type: Letter

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