Investigation of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus transmission from patients to relatives: A prospective contact tracing study

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 160-162

  Gozel, Mustafa Gokhan ^a   Bakir, Mehmet ^a   Oztop, Atifet Yasemin ^a   Engin, Aynur ^a   Dokmetas, Ilyas ^a   Elaldi, Nazif ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTACT EXAMINATION; CRIMEAN CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTACT TRACING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER VIRUS, CRIMEAN-CONGO; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, CRIMEAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892735789     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0306     Document Type: Article

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