High seroprevalence of Simkania negevensis in Jordan

The bacterium Simkania negevensis is a germ associated with respiratory diseases. This study aims at estimating the prevalence of Simkania in the Jordanian population. Serum samples from 664 Jordanian males and females, aged 2 to 86 years were collected. IgG and IgM Simkania-specific antibodies were...

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Main Authors: Hesham M. Al-Younes, Mika Paldanius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2014-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822014000400038&lng=en&tlng=en