The laboratory diagnosis of melioidosis

British Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 249-253

  Walsh, Amanda L ^a,b,c   Wuthiekanun, Vanaporn ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Bacterial infection; Laboratory diagnosis; Melioidosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CLINICAL FEATURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MELIOIDOSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CULTURE MEDIA; HUMANS; MELIOIDOSIS;

EID: 0030458786     PISSN: 09674845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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