Streptococcus suis infection in northern Thailand

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1502-1508

  Fongcom, Achara ^a   Mongkol, Rawiphan ^c   Yoonim, Nonglak ^b   Pruksakorn, Sumalee ^b   Tharavichitkul, Prasit ^b  

^a Lamphun Hospital   (Thailand)

^b Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

^c Lamphun Prov Public Health Office   (Thailand)

Author keywords

In Alcoholic Patient; Oral Route of Infection; Severe Streptococcus suis Septicemia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; THAILAND;

ADULT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; THAILAND;

EID: 11244336548     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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