Q fever seroprevalence in metropolitan samples is similar to rural/remote samples in Queensland, Australia

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1287-1293

  Tozer, S J ^a   Lambert, S B ^a   Sloots, T P ^a,b   Nissen, M D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXIELLA BURNETII; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q FEVER; RURAL AREA; SEROPREVALENCE; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COXIELLA BURNETII; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; Q FEVER; QUEENSLAND; RURAL POPULATION; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054720472     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-011-1225-y     Document Type: Article

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