Leptospirosis and goodpasture's syndrome: Testing the aetiological hypothesis

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 647-651

  Craig, S B ^a,b   Graham, G C ^a   Burns, M A ^a   Dohnt, M F ^a   Wilson, R J ^c   Smythe, L D ^a   Jansen, C C ^a   Mckay, D B ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOMERULUS BASEMENT MEMBRANE ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GOODPASTURE SYNDROME; HUMAN; LEPTOSPIRA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; NONHUMAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANTI-GLOMERULAR BASEMENT MEMBRANE DISEASE; AUTOANTIBODIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR BASEMENT MEMBRANE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

LEPTOSPIRA;

EID: 73449091860     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: 13648594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/000349809X12459740922336     Document Type: Article

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