Preliminary serologic investigation of 'Rickettsia amblyommii' in the aetiology of Southern tick associated rash illness (STARI)

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 235-236

  Nicholson, W L ^a   Masters, E ^b   Wormser, G P ^c  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Private Practice   (United States)

^c NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA AKARI; RICKETTSIA AMBLYOMMII; RICKETTSIA PARKERI; RICKETTSIA RICKETTSII; SEROCONVERSION; SEROLOGY; SOUTHERN TICK ASSOCIATED RASH ILLNESS; TICK BORNE DISEASE;

IXODIDA; RICKETTSIA AMBLYOMMII;

EID: 73049102490     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02155.x     Document Type: Article

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