Prediction of rickettsial skin eschars in humans using an experimental guinea pig model

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 128-133

  La Scola, Bernard ^a   Bechah, Yassina ^a   Lepidi, Hubert ^a   Raoult, Didier ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Emerging rickettsiosis; Eschar; Rickettsia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHAR; EXPERIMENTAL GUINEA PIG; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA AFRICAE; RICKETTSIA AUSTRALIS; RICKETTSIA BELLII; RICKETTSIA JAPONICA; RICKETTSIA PROWAZEKII; RICKETTSIA TYPHI; RICKETTSIOSIS; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN INFLAMMATION; VASCULITIS;

CAVIA; IXODIDA; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA AFRICAE; RICKETTSIA AUSTRALIS; RICKETTSIA BELLII; RICKETTSIA JAPONICA; RICKETTSIA PROWAZEKII; RICKETTSIA TYPHI;

EID: 68249151085     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: 10961208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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