Serological and molecular detection of Bartonella spp. in humans, cats and dogs from northern Sardinia, Italy

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 134-135

  Zobba, R ^a   Chessa, G ^b   Mastrandrea, S ^b   Pinna Parpaglia, M L ^a   Patta, C ^b   Masala, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA SARDEGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLOSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAT; DOG; FEVER; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; ITALY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

BARTONELLA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 73049084131     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02203.x     Document Type: Article

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