Serological evidence of hantavirus infection in Girandurukotte, an area endemic for chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 57, Issue , 2017, Pages 77-78

  Gamage, Chandika D ^a   Yoshimatsu, Kumiko ^b   Sarathkumara, Yomani D ^a   Kulendiran, Thiviyaaluxmi ^c   Nanayakkara, Nishantha ^d   Arikawa, Jiro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^d Teaching Hospital Kandy   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CREATININE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

BLOOD SAMPLING; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; HANTAVIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LETTER; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; SEROLOGY; SRI LANKA; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 85014326088     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2017.02.004     Document Type: Letter

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