Laboratory-acquired human glanders - Maryland, May 2000

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 49, Issue 24, 2000, Pages 532-535

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURKHOLDERIA; CASE REPORT; HORSE DISEASE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; UNITED STATES;

BURKHOLDERIA; GLANDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MARYLAND; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 0034705262     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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