Rapid identification of Burkholderia pseudomallei in blood cultures by a monoclonal antibody assay

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3662-3667

  Pongsunk, Supinya ^a   Thirawattanasuk, Nittaya ^c   Piyasangthong, Nuanchan ^d   Ekpo, Pattama ^b  

^a SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Sappasitthiprasong Hospital   (Thailand)

^d KHON KAEN HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; DNA DETERMINATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MELIOIDOSIS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; THAILAND;

BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI;

EID: 0032834666     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.11.3662-3667.1999     Document Type: Article

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