Ehrlichia canis and Leishmania infantum co-infection: A 3-year longitudinal study in naturally exposed dogs

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 30-31

  Mekuzas, Y ^a   Gradoni, L ^b   Oliva, G ^c   Foglia Manzillo, V ^c   Baneth, G ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL RNA; DOXYCYCLINE; RIBOSOME RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CANINE EHRLICHIOSIS; DNA EXTRACTION; DOG; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; INFECTION PREVENTION; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM; LEISHMANIASIS; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; EHRLICHIA CANIS; LEISHMANIA INFANTUM;

EID: 73049095941     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02150.x     Document Type: Article

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