Sennetsu neorickettsiosis: A probable fish-borne cause of fever rediscovered in Laos

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 190-194

  Newton, Paul N ^a   Rolain, Jean Marc ^b   Rasachak, Bouachanh ^a   Mayxay, Mayfong ^a,c,d   Vathanatham, Khamtanh ^e   Seng, Piseth ^b   Phetsouvanh, Rattanaphone ^a,c   Thammavong, Te ^f   Zahidi, Jamaayah ^g   Suputtamongkol, Yupin ^h   Syhavong, Bounkong ^a   Raoult, Didier ^b  

^a MAHOSOT HOSPITAL   (Laos)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Laos)

^e Living Aquatic Resources Research Center   (Laos)

^f Lao Red Cross   (Laos)

^g INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

^h MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ADOLESCENT; ANABAS TESTUDINEUS; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CAMBODIA; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEVER; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE TARGETING; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; JAUNDICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; NEORICKETTSIA SENNETSU; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREVALENCE; RAW FISH INTAKE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RICKETTSIACEAE INFECTION; SENNETSU NEORICKETTSIOSIS; THAILAND;

ANABAS TESTUDINEUS; NEORICKETTSIA SENNETSU;

EID: 68549139017     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2009.81.190     Document Type: Article

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