Targeted screening as a tool for the early detection of chronic Q fever patients after a large outbreak

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 353-359

  Wegdam Blans, M C A ^a   Stokmans, R A ^b,c   Tjhie, J H T ^a   Korbeeck, J M ^a   Koopmans, M P ^d   Evers, S M A A ^c   Van Der Voort, P H ^b   Teijink, J A W ^b,c  

^a Stichting Laboratoria voor Pathologie en Medische Microbiologie   (Netherlands)

^b CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CHRONIC Q FEVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXIELLA BURNETII; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HEART VALVE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q FEVER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; TARGETED SCREENING STRATEGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; COXIELLA BURNETII; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; Q FEVER;

EID: 84874105245     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-012-1749-9     Document Type: Article

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