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Original Article

Molecular detection and analysis of spotted fever group Rickettsia in patients with fever and rash at a tertiary care centre in Tamil Nadu, India

John Antony Jude PrakashDepartment of MicrobiologyChristian Medical College, Vellore, India
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T Sohan LalDepartment of MicrobiologyChristian Medical College, Vellore, India
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Varghese RosemolDepartment of MicrobiologyChristian Medical College, Vellore, India
,
Valsan Philip VergheseDepartment of MicrobiologyChristian Medical College, Vellore, India
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Susanne A PulimoodDepartment of MicrobiologyChristian Medical College, Vellore, India
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Megan RellerDepartment of PathologyJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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John Stephen DumlerDepartment of PathologyJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Pages 40-45 | Published online: 12 Nov 2013

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