High prevalence of antibodies against leptospira spp. in male austrian adults: A cross-sectional survey, april to june 2009

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 18, Issue 25, 2013, Pages

  Poeppl, W ^a,b   Orola, M J ^c   Herkner, H ^a   Muller M ^d   Tobudic, S ^a   Faas, A ^b   Mooseder, G ^b   Allerberger, F ^d   Burgmann, H ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Institute for Medical Support Military Hospital Vienna   (Austria)

^c Fachhochschule Campus Wien   (Austria)

^d AUSTRIAN AGENCY FOR HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEPTOSPIRA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY; SEROTYPE; SOLDIER;

EID: 84879309206     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES2013.18.25.20509     Document Type: Article

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