Epidemiology of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Thailand

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 458-461

  Vuddhakul, Varaporn ^a   Tharavichitkul, Prasit ^b   Na Ngam, Narisorn ^c   Jitsurong, Siroj ^d   Kunthawa, Banyong ^b   Noimay, Pitak ^c   Noimay, Panpeth ^e   Binla, Anuchit ^a   Thamlikitkul, Visanu ^f  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^c KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^e KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^f MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELIOIDOSIS; SOIL; THAILAND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032937049     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.60.458     Document Type: Article

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