A large localized outbreak of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection on a temperate southern Australian island

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 313-318

  Veitch, M G K ^a,b,j   Johnson, P D R ^c,d,i   Flood, P E ^e,f   Leslie, D E ^g   Street, A C ^h,i   Hayman, J A ^j  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b Infectious Diseases Unit

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^e Cowes Medical Centre ^*  (Australia)

^f Vic Infect Dis Ref Laboratory ^*

^g ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^h FAIRFIELD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

ⁱ BOX HILL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMB INJURY; MALE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS; ULCER; WATER SUPPLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; GOLF; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS; RECREATION; SEASONS; VICTORIA; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0031440726     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268897008273     Document Type: Article

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