Serologic study of Rickettsia typhi infection among the human population of southern Spain

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages 247-248

  Santibanez S ^a   Astasio, A ^b   Villa Real, R ^c   Camara J A ^c   Oteo, J A ^a   Marquez F J ^b  

^a Department of Geriatric Medicine   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^c Servicio de Medicina Interna   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CTENOCEPHALIDES; DISEASE CARRIER; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOTE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RICKETTSIA CONORII; RICKETTSIA SLOVACA; RICKETTSIA TYPHI; RICKETTSIACEAE INFECTION; RICKETTSIOSIS; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; SPAIN; TYPHUS;

RICKETTSIA TYPHI;

EID: 73049117868     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2008.02171.x     Document Type: Article

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