Identification of Bartonella infections in febrile human patients from Thailand and their potential animal reservoirs

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1140-1145

  Kosoy, Michael ^a   Bai, Ying ^a   Sheff, Kelly ^a   Morway, Christina ^a   Baggett, Henry ^b   Maloney, Susan A ^b   Boonmar, Sumalee ^b   Bhengsri, Saithip ^b   Dowell, Scott F ^a   Sitdhirasdr, Anussorn ^c   Lerdthusnee, Kriangkrai ^d   Richardson, Jason ^d   Peruski, Leonard F ^b  

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

^b International Emerging Infections Program   (Thailand)

^c MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^d ARMED FORCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA ELIZABETHAE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA RATTIMASSILIENSIS; BARTONELLA TAMIAE; BARTONELLA TRIBOCORUM; BARTONELLA VINSONII; BARTONELLOSIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CAT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCULTURE; DISEASE CARRIER; DNA SEQUENCE; DOG; EUKARYOTIC CELL; FEVER; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; RAT; RODENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; THAILAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA INFECTIONS; CHILD; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYLOGENY; RATS; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

ANIMALIA; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA ELIZABETHAE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; BARTONELLA RATTIMASSILIENSIS; BARTONELLA TRIBOCORUM; BARTONELLA VINSONII; CANIS FAMILIARIS; EUKARYOTA; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 77953789220     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0778     Document Type: Article

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