Streptococcus suis infection in Thailand

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 85, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages

  Vilaichone, Ratha Korn ^a   Nunthapisud, Pongpun ^a   Vilaichone, Warakarn ^b   Wilde, Henry ^c  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c THAI RED CROSS AIDS RESEARCH CENTRE   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Streptococcus suis; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; DRUG EFFICACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; THAILAND;

EID: 0036621292     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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