Prevalence of human melioidosis on Hainan Island in China

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 651-654

  Yang, Song ^a   Tong, Shide ^a   Mo, Chengjin ^b   Jiang, Zhongjun ^a   Yang, Sun ^a   Ma, Yuhai ^a   Lu, Zhenzi ^a  

^a Medical Research Institute   (China)

^b Lab of Hainan People's Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Melioidosis

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CEFUROXIME; CLAVULANIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; TICARCILLIN;

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLIMATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; SEPTICEMIA; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROLOGY;

EID: 0031715064     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1998.tb02335.x     Document Type: Article

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