A case of 'original antigenic sin' or just a paradoxical reaction in leptospirosis?

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 467-470

  Craig, S B ^a,b,d   Graham, G C ^c   Burns, M A ^a   Dohnt, M F ^a   Smythe, L D ^a   McKay, D B ^b  

^a WHO COLLABORATING CENTRE FOR REFERENCE AND RESEARCH ON INFLUENZA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^d NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIRA INTERROGANS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE;

EID: 67650477614     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/136485909X435102     Document Type: Article

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