Laboratory confirmation of Streptococcus suis in Chile;Confirmación de Streptococcus suis en Chile

Revista Chilena de Infectologia

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 539-540

  Alarcón L , Pedro ^a   Araya R , Pamela ^a   Aguayo, Carolina ^a   Fernández, Jorge ^a   Illesca, Vijna ^c   Zaror, Angela ^b   Vaquero, Alejandra ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD PÚBLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b Departamento de Asuntos Científicos ^*  (Chile)

^c Hospital Regional de Temuco   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CHILE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NOTE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS;

CHILE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MIDDLE AGED; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS;

EID: 84887278134     PISSN: 07161018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-10182013000500011     Document Type: Note

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