Seroprevalence of antibodies to chlamydophila psittaci in zoo workers in Brazil

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 411-416

  Raso, T F ^a   Carrasco, A O T ^b   Silva, J C R ^c   Marvulo, M F V ^a   Pinto, A A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO CENTRO OESTE   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^d SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

avian chlamydiosis; Chlamydophila psittaci; complement fixation test; MIF test; psittacosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAZIL; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; ORNITHOSIS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WORKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BRAZIL; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TESTS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSITTACOSIS; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI;

EID: 77955828418     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2009.01237.x     Document Type: Article

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