Detection of Burkholderia pseudomallei DNA in patients with septicemic melioidosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 609-614

  Dharakul, Tararaj ^a   Songsivilai, Sirirurg ^a   Viriyachitra, Sirithip ^a   Luangwedchakarn, Voravich ^a   Tassaneetritap, Boonrat ^a   Chaowagul, Wipada ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Sappasitthiprasong Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; MELIOIDOSIS; MORTALITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA; THAILAND;

EID: 0030056867     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.3.609-614.1996     Document Type: Article

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