A dramatic increase of yersinia enterocolitica serogroup O:8 infections in Poland

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 535-537

  Rastawicki, W ^a   Szych, J ^a   Gierczynski R ^a   Rokosz, N ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE   (Poland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YERSINIA INFECTION; YERSINIA PSEUDOTUBERCULOSIS;

BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; POLAND; SEROTYPING; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YERSINIA INFECTIONS;

EID: 67349147394     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-008-0647-7     Document Type: Article

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