An unusual case of sorethroat: Nasopharyngeal melioidosis

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 223-225

  Tan, N G ^a   Ang, B ^b   Sethi, D S ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Melioidosis; Nasopharyngitis; Sorethroat

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; CEFTAZIDIME; SULTAMICILLIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MELIOIDOSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RHINOPHARYNGITIS; SORE THROAT;

ADOLESCENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CEPHALOSPORINS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MELIOIDOSIS; PHARYNGITIS;

EID: 0030839577     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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