Emergence of human granulocytic anaplasmosis in France

Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases

Volumn 3, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 403-405

  Edouard, Sophie ^a   Koebel, Christelle ^b   Goehringer, François ^c   Socolovschi, Cristina ^a   Jaulhac, Benoit ^b   Raoult, Didier ^a   Brouqui, Philippe ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

^c SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Anaplasma phagocytophilum; France; Human granulocytic anaplasmosis; Ixodes ricinus; Tick borne disease

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; FRANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN GRANULOCYTIC ANAPLASMOSIS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEROCONVERSION;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; EHRLICHIOSIS; FRANCE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDA;

EID: 84870406652     PISSN: 1877959X     EISSN: 18779603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2012.10.002     Document Type: Article

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