Tropheryma whipplei prevalence strongly suggests human transmission in homeless shelters

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Keita, Alpha Kabinet ^a   Brouqui, Philippe ^a   Badiaga, Sékéné ^a   Benkouiten, Samir ^a   Ratmanov, Pavel ^a   Raoult, Didier ^a   Fenollar, Florence ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTION; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GASTROENTERITIS; GENOTYPE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HYGIENE; LETTER; MALE; PREVALENCE; TROPHERYMA; TROPHERYMA WHIPPLEI;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; FRANCE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SEASONS; TROPHERYMA; WHIPPLE DISEASE;

EID: 84872270858     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.05.1033     Document Type: Letter

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